Contrasting responses of Central Asian rock glaciers to global warming

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Sorg, Annina, Kääb, Andreas, Roesch, Andrea, Bigler, Christof, Stoffel, Markus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/333.7-333.9; Low Rock; permafrost
• Online Access: https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:121775

While the responses of Tien Shan glaciers – and glaciers elsewhere – to climatic changes are becoming increasingly well understood, this is less the case for permafrost in general and for rock glaciers in particular. We use a novel approach to describe the climate sensitivity of rock glaciers and to...