Rockfall, glacier recession, and permafrost degradation: long-term monitoring of climate change impacts at the Open-Air-Lab Kitzsteinhorn, Hohe Tauern
Since 2010, comprehensive geoscientific monitoring has been established in the summit region of the Kitzsteinhorn (“Open-Air-Lab Kitzsteinhorn”), which focuses on the investigation of high-alpine climate change impacts in four monitoring domains: air temperature, glaciation, permafrost, and rock sta...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:deuquasp119677 2024-09-30T14:41:12+00:00 Rockfall, glacier recession, and permafrost degradation: long-term monitoring of climate change impacts at the Open-Air-Lab Kitzsteinhorn, Hohe Tauern Hartmeyer, Ingo Otto, Jan-Christoph 2024-09-12 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/deuquasp-5-3-2024 https://deuquasp.copernicus.org/articles/5/3/2024/ eng eng doi:10.5194/deuquasp-5-3-2024 https://deuquasp.copernicus.org/articles/5/3/2024/ eISSN: 2625-8137 Text 2024 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/deuquasp-5-3-2024 2024-09-17T23:57:35Z Since 2010, comprehensive geoscientific monitoring has been established in the summit region of the Kitzsteinhorn (“Open-Air-Lab Kitzsteinhorn”), which focuses on the investigation of high-alpine climate change impacts in four monitoring domains: air temperature, glaciation, permafrost, and rock stability. Air and near-surface permafrost temperatures are currently rising with mean rates of almost + 0.1 °C yr −1 . The thickness of the local cirque glacier is decreasing by more than 1 m yr −1 . Rockwall monitoring demonstrates that rockfall activity in freshly deglaciated rockwall sections has increased by 1 order of magnitude. The intensity of the observed processes is most likely unprecedented in recent human history. This emphasizes the importance of long-term monitoring efforts such as those carried out at the Kitzsteinhorn for improved geophysical understanding and for safe and sustainable infrastructure operation in high-alpine environments. Text permafrost Copernicus Publications: E-Journals DEUQUA Special Publications 5 3 12 |
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Since 2010, comprehensive geoscientific monitoring has been established in the summit region of the Kitzsteinhorn (“Open-Air-Lab Kitzsteinhorn”), which focuses on the investigation of high-alpine climate change impacts in four monitoring domains: air temperature, glaciation, permafrost, and rock stability. Air and near-surface permafrost temperatures are currently rising with mean rates of almost + 0.1 °C yr −1 . The thickness of the local cirque glacier is decreasing by more than 1 m yr −1 . Rockwall monitoring demonstrates that rockfall activity in freshly deglaciated rockwall sections has increased by 1 order of magnitude. The intensity of the observed processes is most likely unprecedented in recent human history. This emphasizes the importance of long-term monitoring efforts such as those carried out at the Kitzsteinhorn for improved geophysical understanding and for safe and sustainable infrastructure operation in high-alpine environments. |
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