Rockslides and rock avalanches in the Central Andes of Argentina and their possible association with permafrost degradation

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Tapia Baldis, Carla Cintia, Trombotto, Dario Tomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Subjects: ARGENTINA; DRY ANDES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PERMAFROST; SLIDE; SLOPE STABILITY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Argentino; Austral; San Juan; Tapia; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/210327

The identification of hazardous slopes with degrading permafrost is a key task in the mountain periglacial environment. If rockslides have previously been preconditioned by rock wall permafrost, similar events may be triggered from present unstable rock walls. An inventory of rockslides and rock ava...