The importance of topographic gradients in alpine permafrost modeling

• Published in: Advances in Water Resources
• Main Authors: Beddrich, Jonas, Gupta, Shubhangi, Wohlmuth, Barbara, Chiogna, Gabriele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Matterhorn; Global warming; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/57339/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104321

Highlights • A new numerical model for permafrost in alpine regions. • Importance of lateral fluxes in mountain permafrost modeling. • Influence of unsaturated conditions on freezing processes. • Development of mountain permafrost during warming scenario. Abstract Alpine permafrost environments are...