Solar radiation and ground temperature as factors affecting the transition from glacial to periglacial processes in the Dolomites: the case of Cima Uomo glacier

Glaciers of the Dolomites are mostly small and hosted in cirques. Most of them were progressively covered by large amount of debris throughout the retreating phase occurred after the Little Ice Age (LIA). This has allowed their preservation even at relatively low altitudes. In some cases, these ice-...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: ZANONER, THOMAS, CARTON, ALBERTO, R. SEPPI, NINFO, ANDREA
Other Authors: Zanoner, Thoma, R., Seppi, Carton, Alberto, Ninfo, Andrea
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2012
Subjects:
climatic factor
debris covered glacier
Dolomite
permafrost
topographic solar radiation
Ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11577/2579044
http://www.socgeol.net/cerca.php?act=see&type=Rendiconti%20online&y=2012&v=21&f=2
Description
Summary:Glaciers of the Dolomites are mostly small and hosted in cirques. Most of them were progressively covered by large amount of debris throughout the retreating phase occurred after the Little Ice Age (LIA). This has allowed their preservation even at relatively low altitudes. In some cases, these ice-debris systems are currently developing under permafrost conditions, leading to interesting examples of transition from glacial to periglacial morphodynamic processes.

Similar Items