“…Applying the principles of static allometry to infer the processes responsible for cirque excavation thus relies also on the assumption that the volume of a cirque basin is exclusively ascribable to cold-climate processes. Accordingly, research on cirque features has so far emphasized climatic controls, mainly expressed through (i) cirque floor elevation as a proxy for the Pleistocene equilibrium line altitude (ELA) and thus paleotemperature (e.g., Meierding, 1982;Benn and Lehmkuhl, 2000;Porter, 2001); and (ii) cirque aspect as an indicator of snow accumulation on leeward slopes (Mîndrescu et al, 2010;Křížek and Mida, 2013;Delmas et al, 2014) and as an index of morning-afternoon radiation contrasts in mid-latitudes (Andrews and Dugdale, 1971;Trenhaile, 1976;Olyphant, 1977;Embleton and Hamann, 1988;Garcίa-Ruiz et al, 2000). The influence of nonclimatic controls such as lithology, structure, and preglacial topography on cirque development has also been recognized (Battey, 1960;Haynes, 1968;Peterson and Robinson, 1969;Olyphant, 1981a, b;Turnbull and Davies, 2006;Hughes et al, 2007).…”