Estimating surface water availability in high mountain rock slopes using a numerical energy balance model

• Published in: Earth Surface Dynamics
• Main Authors: Ben-Asher, Matan, Magnin, Florence, Westermann, Sebastian, Bock, Josué, Malet, Emmanuel, Berthet, Johan, Ravanel, Ludovic, Deline, Philip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-899-2023; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00068914; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00067323/esurf-11-899-2023.pdf; https://esurf.copernicus.org/articles/11/899/2023/esurf-11-899-2023.pdf

Water takes part in most physical processes that shape mountainous periglacial landscapes and initiation of mass-wasting processes. An observed increase in rockfall activity in high mountain regions was previously linked to permafrost degradation, and water that infiltrates into rock fractures is on...