Modelling and verification of the permafrost distribution in the Bernese Alps (Western Switzerland)

• Main Author: Markus Imhof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Thumb; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199609)7:33.0.CO;2-L

Results of a study to investigate the permafrost distribution and rock glaciers in the Bernese Alps (western Switzerland) are presented. Two different methods were applied. First, a computer model (PERM) has been developed, which allows one to calculate and map the probability of alpine permafrost o...