Snow control on active layer and permafrost in steep alpine rock walls (Aiguille du Midi, 3842 m a.s.l, Mont Blanc massif).

• Main Authors: Magnin, Florence, Westermann, Sebastien, Pogliotti, Paolo, Ravanel, Ludovic, Deline, Philip
• Other Authors: Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de Montagne (EDYTEM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Geosciences Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Oslo, University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), ARPA Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley Regional Environmental Protection Agency), Aosta Valley Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA), European Geosciences Union
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Mont Blanc; Piton; Piton Central; permafrost
• Online Access: https://sde.hal.science/hal-01788521

International audience Processes that control climate-dependent rockfall from permafrost-affected rock slopes are still poorly understood.In this study, we present the results of a Wireless Sensor Network, integrated within the Swiss project PermaSenseand developed in 2012, to measure rock temperatu...