Geology, glacier retreat and permafrost degradation as controlling factors of slope instabilities in a high-mountain rock wall: the Monte Rosa east face

• Main Authors: Fischer, L., Kääb, A., Huggel, C., Noetzli, J.
• Other Authors: Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Group, Department of geography
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2006
• Subjects: [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces; environment; [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Monte Rosa; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00299363; https://hal.science/hal-00299363/document; https://hal.science/hal-00299363/file/nhess-6-761-2006.pdf

International audience The Monte Rosa east face, Italian Alps, is one of the highest flanks in the Alps (2200?4500 m a.s.l.). Steep hanging glaciers and permafrost cover large parts of the wall. Since the end of the Little Ice Age (about 1850), the hanging glaciers and firn fields have retreated con...