Rock glaciers on the run &ndash; understanding rock glacier landform evolution and recent changes from numerical flow modeling

Müller, Johann; Vieli, Andreas; Gärtner-Roer, Isabelle

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2865-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2865-2016

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Special issue:

The evolution of permafrost in mountain regions

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2865-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 6

Research article

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23 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 23 Nov 2016

Rock glaciers on the run – understanding rock glacier landform evolution and recent changes from numerical flow modeling

Johann Müller, Andreas Vieli, and Isabelle Gärtner-Roer

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2865-2016-supplement

Data sets

Supplement J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2016-35-supplement

Video supplement

Murtel Rockglacier Evolution Experiment 1.7 * A and 0.4 * Acc J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5446/17786

Huhh1 Rockglacier Evolution Experiment 1 * A and 0*Acc J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5446/17775

Huhh1 Rockglacier Evolution Experiment 1.7 * A and 1*Acc J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5446/17776

Murtel Rockglacier Evolution Experiment 1 * A and 0 * Acc J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5446/17785

Huhh1 Rockglacier Evolution Experiment 1.7 * A and 0.4*Acc J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5446/17777

Murtel Rockglacier Evolution Experiment 1.7 * A and 1 * Acc J. Müller, A. Vieli, and I. Gärtner-Roer https://doi.org/10.5446/17787

Short summary

Rock glaciers are landforms indicative of permafrost creep and received considerable attention concerning their dynamical and thermal changes. We use a holistic approach to analyze and model the current and long-term dynamical development of two rock glaciers in the Swiss Alps. The modeling results show the impact of variations in temperature and sediment–ice supply on rock glacier evolution and describe proceeding signs of degradation due to climate warming.