Assessment principles for glacier and permafrost hazards in mountain regions

• Main Authors: Allen, Simon, Frey, Holger, Haeberli, Wilfried, Huggel, Christian, Chiarle, Marta, Geertsema, Marten
• Other Authors: Benouar, Djillali, Benouar, D ( Djillali )
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: Institute of Geography; 910 Geography & travel; Cold Mountain; Glacial Lake; glacier; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/215609/; https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/215609/1/2022_Frey_acrefore-9780199389407-e-356.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-215609; https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.356

Glacier and permafrost hazards in cold mountain regions encompass various flood and mass movement processes that are strongly affected by rapid and cumulative climate-induced changes in the alpine cryosphere. These processes are characterized by a range of spatial and temporal dimensions, from small...