Transport, Sorting and Deposition Processes of Alpine Debris Slope Deposits in the Polish Tatra Mountains

Abstract

This study is an inventory of different types of talus slopes found in the Polish Tatra mountains close to Zakopane. Several active and inactive types were found; rockfall talus, alluvial talus and complex slopes formed by different processes. The slope deposits are described in relation to the altitudinal zonation of climates and the active processes. The paper finally presents an hypothesis, based on our findings, for the Postglacial slope deposition in this part of the Tatra Mts.