Deep permafrost evolution in unstable slopes during the Holocene
Large alpine landslides dynamics are generally associated with Quaternary glacier retreat. Some recent datations demonstrate that several thousand years can separate the slope failure initiation from ice pressure unloading. The current study addresses the question whether the persistence of deep per...
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Center for Open Science
2018
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31237/osf.io/p4mrh |
| Summary: | Large alpine landslides dynamics are generally associated with Quaternary glacier retreat. Some recent datations demonstrate that several thousand years can separate the slope failure initiation from ice pressure unloading. The current study addresses the question whether the persistence of deep permafrost could produce this time lag. A model of deep permafrost evolution is developed, including heat diffusion, phase change and a ground surface transfer function. It is numerically implemented by a 1D finite difference code on the one hand and into a 2D finite element software on the other hand. Model results reveals the great influence of porosity and near-ground processes in permafrost evolution, and illustrates the possible persistence of a permafrost core into the slope. |
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