Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments
Changes in temperature and precipitation have a range of impacts, including change of glacier extent, extent and duration of snow cover, and distribution and thermal properties of permafrost. Similarly, it is likely that climatic changes affect frequency and magnitude of mass movements, such as shal...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:68349 2024-10-06T13:49:25+00:00 Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments Stoffel, Markus Huggel, Christian 2012 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/68349/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/68349/1/2012_HuggelC_stoffel_huggel_ppgg12_Kopie_.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-68349 https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133312441010 eng eng Sage Publications Ltd. https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/68349/1/2012_HuggelC_stoffel_huggel_ppgg12_Kopie_.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-68349 doi:10.1177/0309133312441010 urn:issn:0309-1333 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Stoffel, Markus; Huggel, Christian (2012). Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments. Progress in Physical Geography, 36(3):421-439. Institute of Geography 910 Geography & travel Journal Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-6834910.1177/0309133312441010 2024-09-11T00:49:01Z Changes in temperature and precipitation have a range of impacts, including change of glacier extent, extent and duration of snow cover, and distribution and thermal properties of permafrost. Similarly, it is likely that climatic changes affect frequency and magnitude of mass movements, such as shallow landslides, debris flows, rock slope failures, or ice avalanches. However, so far changes in mass-movement activity can hardly be detected in observational records. In this progress report we document the role of climate variability and change on mass-movement processes in mountains through the description and analysis of selected, recent mass movements where effects of global warming and the occurrence of heavy precipitation are thought to have contributed to, or triggered, events. In addition, we assess possible effects of future climatic changes on the incidence of mass-movement processes. The report concentrates on high-mountain systems, including processes such as glacier downwasting and the formation of new ice-marginal lakes, glacier debuttressing and the occurrence of rock slope instability, temperature increase and permafrost degradation, as well as on changing sediment reservoirs and sediment supply, with a clear focus on studies from the European Alps. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive |
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Changes in temperature and precipitation have a range of impacts, including change of glacier extent, extent and duration of snow cover, and distribution and thermal properties of permafrost. Similarly, it is likely that climatic changes affect frequency and magnitude of mass movements, such as shallow landslides, debris flows, rock slope failures, or ice avalanches. However, so far changes in mass-movement activity can hardly be detected in observational records. In this progress report we document the role of climate variability and change on mass-movement processes in mountains through the description and analysis of selected, recent mass movements where effects of global warming and the occurrence of heavy precipitation are thought to have contributed to, or triggered, events. In addition, we assess possible effects of future climatic changes on the incidence of mass-movement processes. The report concentrates on high-mountain systems, including processes such as glacier downwasting and the formation of new ice-marginal lakes, glacier debuttressing and the occurrence of rock slope instability, temperature increase and permafrost degradation, as well as on changing sediment reservoirs and sediment supply, with a clear focus on studies from the European Alps. |
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Stoffel, Markus Huggel, Christian |
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Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments |
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Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments |
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Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments |
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Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments |
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Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments |
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effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments |
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Sage Publications Ltd. |
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2012 |
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https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/68349/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/68349/1/2012_HuggelC_stoffel_huggel_ppgg12_Kopie_.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-68349 https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133312441010 |
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Stoffel, Markus; Huggel, Christian (2012). Effects of climate change on mass movements in mountain environments. Progress in Physical Geography, 36(3):421-439. |
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https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/68349/1/2012_HuggelC_stoffel_huggel_ppgg12_Kopie_.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-68349 doi:10.1177/0309133312441010 urn:issn:0309-1333 |
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