Timing, volume and precursory indicators of rock‐ and cliff fall on a permafrost mountain ridge (Mattertal, Switzerland)

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Hendrickx, Hanne, Le Roy, Gaëlle, Helmstetter, Agnès, Pointner, Eric, Larose, Eric, Braillard, Luc, Nyssen, Jan, Delaloye, Reynald, Frankl, Amaury
• Other Authors: Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: High Rock; Pillar; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.5333; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.5333; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/esp.5333

Abstract High mountain environments are increasingly affected by rockfall‐related hazards, driven by climate change. Studying rockfall in these environments is, however, challenging due to the inaccessibility of mountain ridges and the complex interaction between controlling factors. In this study,...