Permafrost and destabilization of alpine rockwalls: a very close link in the Mont Blanc massif

• Main Authors: 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)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2011
• Subjects: Mont Blanc; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.science/halsde-00873382

International audience The number of rockfalls actually seems to rise in the Alps, while vulnerabilities are increasing in high altitude and in valleys. Due to a lack of systematic observations, frequency and magnitude of rockfalls, as well as their triggering factors remain poorly understood. We he...