Discriminating viscous-creep features (rock glaciers) in mountain permafrost from debris-covered glaciers – a commented test at the Gruben and Yerba Loca sites, Swiss Alps and Chilean Andes

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Haeberli, Wilfried, Arenson, Lukas U., Wee, Julie, Hauck, Christian, Mölg, Nico
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Gruben; Ice; International Permafrost Association; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1669-2024; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/1669/2024/

Viscous-flow features in perennially frozen talus/debris called rock glaciers are being systematically inventoried as part of the global climate-related monitoring of mountain permafrost. In order to avoid duplication and confusion, guidelines were developed by the International Permafrost Associati...