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: Kaushik, Suvrat, Ravanel, Ludovic, Magnin, Florence, Trouvé, Emmanuel, Yan, Yajing
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/101467; 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...