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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The evolution of permafrost in mountain regions

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

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Articles | Volume 10, issue 6

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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

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RC1: 'Review Comment', Lukas U. Arenson, 01 May 2016
RC2: 'Review of Müller et al.', Christophe Kinnard, 20 May 2016
AC1: 'Author response to reviewer comments tc-2016-35 Rockglaciers on the run – Understanding rockglacier landform evolution and recent changes from numerical flow modeling', Johann Müller, 08 Jul 2016

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AR by Johann Junghardt on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2016)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Aug 2016) by Christian Hauck

RR by Christophe Kinnard (12 Sep 2016)

RR by Lukas U. Arenson (19 Sep 2016)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Oct 2016) by Christian Hauck

AR by Johann Junghardt on behalf of the Authors (02 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

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.