Assessment of permafrost distribution in the Mont Blanc massif steep rock walls by a combination of temperature measurements, modeling and geophysics.

• Main Authors: Magnin, Florence, Deline, Philip, Ravanel, Ludovic, Gruber, Stephan, Krautblatter, Michael
• 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), Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics and Geochronology, Department of Geography Zürich, Universität Zürich Zürich = University of Zurich (UZH)-Universität Zürich Zürich = University of Zurich (UZH), Geographisches Institut, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, European Geosciences Union, Georgio Lollino
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Mont Blanc; permafrost
• Online Access: https://sde.hal.science/hal-01795120

The steep rockwalls of the Mont Blanc massif have been affected by an increase in rockfall activity in the last decades. Permafrost degradation is suggested as the most likely triggering factor. To better understand geomorphic processes we investigate permafrost distribution and address questions on...