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June 4, 2020
Looking for southern Appalachian rockfall scars using a high-resolution LiDAR dataset
I was able to find what I believe to be a few examples of “boulder tracks” using outstanding LiDAR hillshade imagery from the North Carolina Geological Survey. All features shown occur in generally gneissic bedrock on extensively forested slopes that have been logged within the last century.
