Overview of rock glacier kinematics research in the Swiss Alps
The acceleration of rock glacier surface velocities over the two last decades and the destabilization of several landforms show that permafrost creep conditions are changing in the Alps. This article summarizes and presents current understanding of creep behaviour of rock glaciers in the Swiss Alps...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:gh45821 2023-05-15T17:57:32+02:00 Overview of rock glacier kinematics research in the Swiss Alps Delaloye, R. Lambiel, C. Gärtner-Roer, I. 2018-01-15 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-65-135-2010 https://gh.copernicus.org/articles/65/135/2010/ eng eng doi:10.5194/gh-65-135-2010 https://gh.copernicus.org/articles/65/135/2010/ eISSN: 2194-8798 Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-65-135-2010 2020-07-20T16:26:24Z The acceleration of rock glacier surface velocities over the two last decades and the destabilization of several landforms show that permafrost creep conditions are changing in the Alps. This article summarizes and presents current understanding of creep behaviour of rock glaciers in the Swiss Alps and emphasises changes that have occurred over the last years and decades. The almost homogeneous interannual behaviour of rock glaciers despite different geometry and activity rates indicates a common dependence on external climatic factors (summer air temperature, seasonal snowcover development) which govern changes observed in rock glacier creep rate. The article highlights ongoing efforts to document interannual variations of rock glacier kinematics for the whole area of the Swiss Alps. Text permafrost Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Geographica Helvetica 65 2 135 145 |
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The acceleration of rock glacier surface velocities over the two last decades and the destabilization of several landforms show that permafrost creep conditions are changing in the Alps. This article summarizes and presents current understanding of creep behaviour of rock glaciers in the Swiss Alps and emphasises changes that have occurred over the last years and decades. The almost homogeneous interannual behaviour of rock glaciers despite different geometry and activity rates indicates a common dependence on external climatic factors (summer air temperature, seasonal snowcover development) which govern changes observed in rock glacier creep rate. The article highlights ongoing efforts to document interannual variations of rock glacier kinematics for the whole area of the Swiss Alps. |
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