Joint geodetic and seismic analysis of surface crevassing near a seasonal glacier-dammed lake at Gornergletscher, Switzerland

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Louis Garcia, Karen Luttrell, Debi Kilb, Fabian Walter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: crevasses; glacier flow; glacier geophysics; glaciological instruments and methods; seismology; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Dammed Lake; Annals of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2018.32; https://doaj.org/article/313be00fc00f41f1abcba4dfc84e97c8

Seasonal lake Gornersee forms at the confluence of Gornergletscher and Grenzgletscher, Switzerland, and experiences outburst floods annually in midsummer. To study the interplay between lake drainage, glacier movement and crevasse activity, high-frequency seismometers and GPS receivers were deployed...