New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland
The talus slope at Flüelapass was the first mountain permafrost study site in Switzerland in the 1970s and the presence of ice-rich permafrost at the foot of the slope has been investigated in the context of several studies focusing on the role of snow cover distribution. We review previously develo...
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ftreroch:oai:doc.rero.ch:20170830152733-LY 2023-05-15T16:36:49+02:00 New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland Kenner, Robert Phillips, Marcia Hauck, Christian Hilbich, Christin Mulsow, Christian Bühler, Yves Stoffel, Andreas Buchroithner, Manfred 2017-08-30T13:28:46Z http://doc.rero.ch/record/305077/files/hau_nip.pdf eng eng http://doc.rero.ch/record/305077/files/hau_nip.pdf 2017 ftreroch 2023-02-16T17:30:05Z The talus slope at Flüelapass was the first mountain permafrost study site in Switzerland in the 1970s and the presence of ice-rich permafrost at the foot of the slope has been investigated in the context of several studies focusing on the role of snow cover distribution. We review previously developed hypotheses and present new ones using various data sources, such as temperature measurements in boreholes, a subaquatic DEM generated from unmanned aerial system (UAS) photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scan measurements of snow depth, geophysical ground investigations and automatic time-lapse photography. From this combination of data sources together with observations in the field, an interesting sequence of geomorphologic processes is established at Flüelapass. As a result we show how mass wasting processes can initiate the genesis and long-term conservation of ice-rich permafrost at the base of a talus slope. Other/Unknown Material Ice permafrost RERO DOC Digital Library |
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The talus slope at Flüelapass was the first mountain permafrost study site in Switzerland in the 1970s and the presence of ice-rich permafrost at the foot of the slope has been investigated in the context of several studies focusing on the role of snow cover distribution. We review previously developed hypotheses and present new ones using various data sources, such as temperature measurements in boreholes, a subaquatic DEM generated from unmanned aerial system (UAS) photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scan measurements of snow depth, geophysical ground investigations and automatic time-lapse photography. From this combination of data sources together with observations in the field, an interesting sequence of geomorphologic processes is established at Flüelapass. As a result we show how mass wasting processes can initiate the genesis and long-term conservation of ice-rich permafrost at the base of a talus slope. |
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Kenner, Robert Phillips, Marcia Hauck, Christian Hilbich, Christin Mulsow, Christian Bühler, Yves Stoffel, Andreas Buchroithner, Manfred |
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Kenner, Robert Phillips, Marcia Hauck, Christian Hilbich, Christin Mulsow, Christian Bühler, Yves Stoffel, Andreas Buchroithner, Manfred New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland |
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Kenner, Robert Phillips, Marcia Hauck, Christian Hilbich, Christin Mulsow, Christian Bühler, Yves Stoffel, Andreas Buchroithner, Manfred |
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Kenner, Robert |
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New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland |
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New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland |
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New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland |
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New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland |
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New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland |
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new insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at flüelapass, eastern switzerland |
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