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: Carturan, Luca, De Blasi, Fabrizio, Dinale, Roberto, Dragà, Gianfranco, Gabrielli, Paolo, Mair, Volkmar, Seppi, Roberto, Tonidandel, David, Zanoner, Thomas, Zendrini, Tiziana Lazzarina, Dalla Fontana, Giancarlo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Pressure Point; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4661-2023; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00069451; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00067836/essd-15-4661-2023.pdf; https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/4661/2023/essd-15-4661-2023.pdf

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...