Modern air, englacial and permafrost temperatures at high altitude on Mt Ortles (3905 m a.s.l.), in the eastern European Alps

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: L. Carturan, F. De Blasi, R. Dinale, G. Dragà, P. Gabrielli, V. Mair, R. Seppi, D. Tonidandel, T. Zanoner, T. L. Zendrini, G. Dalla Fontana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Pressure Point; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4661-2023; https://doaj.org/article/aa8c02bc40604f25bb69fe62b7385242

The climatic response of mountain permafrost and glaciers located in high-elevation mountain areas has major implications for the stability of mountain slopes and related geomorphological hazards, water storage and supply, and preservation of palaeoclimatic archives. Despite a good knowledge of phys...