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scree
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thumb|right|upright|Talus at the bottom of Mount Yamnuska, [[Alberta, Canada]]
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Formation
- Physical weathering processes
- Chemical weathering processes
- Biotic weathering processes
- Interaction with glaciers
- Albedo (radiation reflection)
- Microclimates
- Biodiversity
- Scree running (activity)
- See also
- References
thumb|right|upright|Talus at the bottom of Mount Yamnuska, [[Alberta, Canada]]
Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits.
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