Modelling rock wall permafrost degradation in the Mont Blanc massif from the LIA to the end of the 21st century

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: F. Magnin, J.-Y. Josnin, L. Ravanel, J. Pergaud, B. Pohl, P. Deline
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: geo; envir; Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1813-2017; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/1813/2017/tc-11-1813-2017.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/c965cd508e8c4a4baffdcbe311503bde

High alpine rock wall permafrost is extremely sensitive to climate change. Its degradation has a strong impact on landscape evolution and can trigger rockfalls constituting an increasing threat to socio-economical activities of highly frequented areas; quantitative understanding of permafrost evolut...