Thermal characteristics of permafrost in the steep alpine rock walls of the Aiguille du Midi (Mont Blanc Massif, 3842 m a.s.l)

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Magnin, Florence, Deline, Philip, Ravanel, Ludovic, Noetzli, Jeannette, Pogliotti, Paolo
• Other Authors: Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de la Montagne (EDYTEM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics and Geochronology, Department of Geography Zürich, Universität Zürich Zürich = University of Zurich (UZH)-Universität Zürich Zürich = University of Zurich (UZH)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2015
• Subjects: geo; envir; Mont Blanc; permafrost; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-109-2015; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01313938

International audience Permafrost and related thermo-hydro-mechanical processes are thought to influence high alpine rock wall stability, but a lack of field measurements means that the characteristics and processes of rock wall permafrost are poorly understood. To help remedy this situation, in 200...