Morphodynamic evolution in recent deglaciated high mountain areas: The case of the Veleta Cirque, Sierra Nevada. Consequence of climate change?

• Main Authors: Gómez Ortiz, Antonio, Salvador Franch, Ferran, Schulte, Lothar, Sanjosé Blasco, José Juan de, Atkinson Gordo, Alan, Palacios Estremera, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universitat de Barcelona 2008
• Subjects: geo; envir; Consecuencia; Corral; Glaciar Rocoso; Hielo; Pequeña; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://redib.org/Record/oai_articulo1412870-evolución-morfodinámica-de-un-enclave-montañoso-recién-deglaciado-el-caso-del-corral-del-veleta-sierra-nevada-¿consecuencia-del-cambio-climático

Dead ice and alpine permafrost in the Veleta cirque are remnants of the environmental conditions during the Little Ice Age (15th to 19th century). Topographic control and thermal monitoring of the Veleta cirque rock glacier indicate the degradation of dead ice and discontinuous permafrost since 2001...