Interactions between rock avalanches and glaciers in the Mont Blanc massif during the late Holocene

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Author: 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)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2009
• Subjects: [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; Drus; Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.science/halsde-00358895; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.09.025

International audience Rock avalanches are common in the Mont Blanc massif, which is bordered by valleys with large resident and tourist populations and important highways. This paper combines historical data with detailed geomorphological mapping, stratigraphic observation, and absolute and relativ...