Ice Aprons in the Mont Blanc Massif (Western European Alps): Topographic Characteristics and Relations with Glaciers and Other Types of Perennial Surface Ice Features

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Suvrat Kaushik, Ludovic Ravanel, Florence Magnin, Emmanuel Trouvé, Yajing Yan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: ice aprons; steep Alpine faces; glacier/ice bodies inventory; topographic characteristics; Mont Blanc massif; Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215557

Ice aprons are poorly studied and not well-defined thin ice bodies adhering to high altitude steep rock faces, but are present in most Alpine-type high mountain environments worldwide. This study aims to precisely define ice aprons based on a detailed analysis of their topographical characteristics...