The Taconnaz Rockfall (Mont-Blanc Massif, European Alps) of November 2018: A Complex and At-Risk Rockwall-Glacier-Torrent Morphodynamic Continuum

• Published in: Applied Sciences
• Main Authors: Ravanel, Ludovic, Duvillard, Pierre-Allain, Astrade, Laurent, Faug, Thierry, Deline, Philip, Berthet, Johan, Cathala, Maëva, Magnin, Florence, Bodin, Xavier, Baratier, Alexandre
• Other Authors: Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de Montagne (EDYTEM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Styx4D, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2023
• Subjects: [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; [SDU.STU.GM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geomorphology; Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-04285950; https://hal.science/hal-04285950/document; https://hal.science/hal-04285950/file/Ravanel%20et%20al.%20-%202023%20-%20The%20Taconnaz%20Rockfall%20%28Mont-Blanc%20Massif,%20European.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13179716

International audience The glacial and torrential basin of Taconnaz (Mont-Blanc massif, France) dominates the Chamonix valley. It is one of the major paths for snow avalanches in the Alps, often triggered by serac falls from the Taconnaz glacier. On 24 November 2018, the basin’s multi-risk nature wa...