Prevention of outburst floods from periglacial lakes at Grubengletscher, Valais, Swiss Alps

• Main Authors: Haeberli, Wilfried, Kääb, Andreas, Vonder Mühll, Daniel, Teysseire, Philip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2001
• Subjects: Institute of Geography; 910 Geography & travel; Balen; Dammed Lake; Ice; Journal of Glaciology; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/63516/; https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/63516/1/jg_gruben.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-63516; https://doi.org/10.3189/172756501781832575

Flood and debris-flow hazards at Grubengletscher near Saas Balen in the Saas Valley, Valais, Swiss Alps, result from the formation and growth of several lakes at the glacier margin and within the surrounding permafrost. In order to prevent damage related to such hazards, systematic investigations we...