Snow control on active layer thickness in steep alpine rock walls (Aiguille du Midi, 3842ma.s.l., Mont Blanc massif).

• Main Authors: Magnin, Florence, Westermann, Sebastien, Pogliotti, Paolo, Ravanel, Ludovic, Deline, Philip, Malet, Emmanuel
• 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), Department of Geosciences Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Oslo, University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), ARPA Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley Regional Environmental Protection Agency), Aosta Valley Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA), International Permafrost Association
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: Active layer; Rock wall permafrost; Snow; Energy balance modelling; Bedrock temperature monitoring; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Mont Blanc; Active layer thickness; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal-sde.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01781312

International audience Since the early 2000s, a remarkable amount of rockfalls has been observed in permafrost areas of the mid-latitude mountain ranges concurrently to hot summers. This study explores the seasonal thaw (ST) in permafrost rock walls of the Aiguille du Midi site (3842 m a.s.l., Mont...