Reconstruction of the rockfall frequency in the Mont Blanc massif since the Last Glacial Maximum using TCN dating and laboratory reflectance spectroscopy. A complete dataset of 72 samples.

• Main Authors: Gallach, Xavi, Ogier, Christophe, Carcaillet, Julien, Ravanel, Ludovic, Deline, Philip
• Other Authors: Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de la Montagne (EDYTEM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ), European Geosciences Union
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society; [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; [SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering; [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; Mont Blanc; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal-sde.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01756991

Rockfalls and rock avalanches are active processes, including hazards for infrastructures and outdoor activities.Present rockfalls are well surveyed and documented in the Mont Blanc massif thanks to a network of observersset up in 2007, and composed of hut keepers, mountain guides, alpinists and inf...