Some special features of slope structure and evolution in the Tien-Shan high mountains

Abstract

Two sites in the Inner Tien-Shan are discussed in detail, one is in a small valley at the southern flank of the Jetim-Bel Ridge (4140 to 3850 m a. s. L), the other at the southern slope of the Ah-Shiirak Ridge (4070 to 3860 in a. s. l.). The author describes structure of slope surface and loose mantle and speculates on the slope evolution and mechanism of the slope processes.