The 2006 Collapse of the Bérard Rock Glacier (Southern French Alps)
International audience In the Mediterranean French Alps, the Bérard rock glacier suddenly collapsed during the summer of 2006; this was a rarely documented event in the world, exceptional for the amount of disturbed material (estimated at 250 000–500 000 m3). Located near the lower limit of permafro...
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International audience In the Mediterranean French Alps, the Bérard rock glacier suddenly collapsed during the summer of 2006; this was a rarely documented event in the world, exceptional for the amount of disturbed material (estimated at 250 000–500 000 m3). Located near the lower limit of permafrost, the Bérard rock glacier collapse might exemplify the possible consequences of the degradation of ice‐rich mountain permafrost. The causes of the collapse may include long‐term atmospheric warming, recent air temperature anomalies, niveo‐meteorological conditions prior to the collapse, geological settings and topographical context. Geomorphological interpretations and analysis of climatic data‐sets allow us to specify the different stages of the collapse and discuss the respective roles of the geological and hydro‐climatic factors and unfrozen water in the ground which could have led to the collapse. Geophysical measurements and ice observations in the scarp reveal that the internal structure of the intact part of the rock glacier is composed of both ice‐cemented and massive‐ice layers. The rock glacier also contains a high proportion of fine material (essentially silt and clay), which could have played an important role in the collapse. Geodetic measurements repeated since 2007 show that, with the exception of the upper part, the whole rock glacier was still experiencing destabilisation in 2010, with very high deformation rates exceeding 30 m in 3 years. The continuous monitoring of surface displacement carried out during the summer of 2007 has not shown any clear meteorological control on the post‐collapse rock glacier dynamics |
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The 2006 Collapse of the Bérard Rock Glacier (Southern French Alps) |
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-01880568v1 2024-04-28T08:23:39+00:00 The 2006 Collapse of the Bérard Rock Glacier (Southern French Alps) Bodin, Xavier Krysiecki, Jean-Michel Schoeneich, Philippe Le Roux, Olivier Lorier, Lionel Echelard, Thomas Peyron, Michel Walpersdorf, Andrea Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de Montagne (EDYTEM) Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Société Alpine de Géotechnique Gières (SAGE Ingénierie) SAGE Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE) Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) Institut Européen de Génomique du Diabète - European Genomic Institute for Diabetes - FR 3508 (EGID) Institut Pasteur de Lille Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) GIPSA - Signal Images Physique (GIPSA-SIGMAPHY) Département Images et Signal (GIPSA-DIS) Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (GIPSA-lab ) Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 )-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 )-Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (GIPSA-lab ) Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 )-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) Office national des forêts (ONF) Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre) Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) 2017-01 https://sde.hal.science/hal-01880568 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1887 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/ppp.1887 hal-01880568 https://sde.hal.science/hal-01880568 doi:10.1002/ppp.1887 ISSN: 1045-6740 EISSN: 1099-1530 Permafrost and Periglacial Processes https://sde.hal.science/hal-01880568 Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 2017, 28 (1), pp.209-223. ⟨10.1002/ppp.1887⟩ [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2017 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1887 2024-04-05T00:45:22Z International audience In the Mediterranean French Alps, the Bérard rock glacier suddenly collapsed during the summer of 2006; this was a rarely documented event in the world, exceptional for the amount of disturbed material (estimated at 250 000–500 000 m3). Located near the lower limit of permafrost, the Bérard rock glacier collapse might exemplify the possible consequences of the degradation of ice‐rich mountain permafrost. The causes of the collapse may include long‐term atmospheric warming, recent air temperature anomalies, niveo‐meteorological conditions prior to the collapse, geological settings and topographical context. Geomorphological interpretations and analysis of climatic data‐sets allow us to specify the different stages of the collapse and discuss the respective roles of the geological and hydro‐climatic factors and unfrozen water in the ground which could have led to the collapse. Geophysical measurements and ice observations in the scarp reveal that the internal structure of the intact part of the rock glacier is composed of both ice‐cemented and massive‐ice layers. The rock glacier also contains a high proportion of fine material (essentially silt and clay), which could have played an important role in the collapse. Geodetic measurements repeated since 2007 show that, with the exception of the upper part, the whole rock glacier was still experiencing destabilisation in 2010, with very high deformation rates exceeding 30 m in 3 years. The continuous monitoring of surface displacement carried out during the summer of 2007 has not shown any clear meteorological control on the post‐collapse rock glacier dynamics Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 28 1 209 223 |