On the Roof of Europe : High-Altitude Morphodynamics in the Mont Blanc Massif
The Mont Blanc Massif, the highest of the main external crystalline massifs of the Western Alps, is renowned for its extensive glacier cover, steep granite rockwalls and vertiginous peaks. Bordered by populated French, Italian and Swiss valleys, the massif has attracted both tourists and scientists...
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ftunivsavoie:oai:HAL:halsde-00868070v1 2024-04-28T08:35:59+00:00 On the Roof of Europe : High-Altitude Morphodynamics in the Mont Blanc Massif Deline, Philip Ravanel, Ludovic 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) Monique Fort Marie Françoise André 2014 https://hal.science/halsde-00868070 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7022-5_17 en eng HAL CCSD Springer info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/978-94-007-7022-5_17 ISBN: 978-94-007-7021-8 halsde-00868070 https://hal.science/halsde-00868070 doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7022-5_17 Landscapes and landforms of France https://hal.science/halsde-00868070 Monique Fort Marie Françoise André. Landscapes and landforms of France, Springer, pp. 171-180, 2014, 978-94-007-7021-8. ⟨10.1007/978-94-007-7022-5_17⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart Book sections 2014 ftunivsavoie https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7022-5_17 2024-04-11T00:12:29Z The Mont Blanc Massif, the highest of the main external crystalline massifs of the Western Alps, is renowned for its extensive glacier cover, steep granite rockwalls and vertiginous peaks. Bordered by populated French, Italian and Swiss valleys, the massif has attracted both tourists and scientists over several centuries. Numerous sites are remarkable associations of landforms, for example, (a) the Aiguilles de Chamonix, a superb alignment of arêtes and peaks reaching 3,500 m a.s.l. which dominates the valley of Chamonix; (b) the Mer de Glace, the largest French glacier, which has been a major centre for tourism and glaciology since the eighteenth century; and (c) the Glacier du Miage, one of the largest debris-covered glaciers in the Alps. Since the Last Glacial Maximum, the landscape of the massif has changed significantly and its morphodynamics is evidently still very active. Glacier retreat accelerates, and permafrost degradation has triggered more rockfalls. Nevertheless two million people are still attracted each year by the 'top of Europe'. Book Part permafrost Université Savoie Mont Blanc: HAL 171 181 |
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The Mont Blanc Massif, the highest of the main external crystalline massifs of the Western Alps, is renowned for its extensive glacier cover, steep granite rockwalls and vertiginous peaks. Bordered by populated French, Italian and Swiss valleys, the massif has attracted both tourists and scientists over several centuries. Numerous sites are remarkable associations of landforms, for example, (a) the Aiguilles de Chamonix, a superb alignment of arêtes and peaks reaching 3,500 m a.s.l. which dominates the valley of Chamonix; (b) the Mer de Glace, the largest French glacier, which has been a major centre for tourism and glaciology since the eighteenth century; and (c) the Glacier du Miage, one of the largest debris-covered glaciers in the Alps. Since the Last Glacial Maximum, the landscape of the massif has changed significantly and its morphodynamics is evidently still very active. Glacier retreat accelerates, and permafrost degradation has triggered more rockfalls. Nevertheless two million people are still attracted each year by the 'top of Europe'. |
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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) Monique Fort Marie Françoise André |
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Landscapes and landforms of France https://hal.science/halsde-00868070 Monique Fort Marie Françoise André. Landscapes and landforms of France, Springer, pp. 171-180, 2014, 978-94-007-7021-8. ⟨10.1007/978-94-007-7022-5_17⟩ |
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