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Rock glaciers on the run – understanding rock glacier landform evolution and recent changes from numerical flow modeling
Johann Müller
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, 8004,
Switzerland
Andreas Vieli
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, 8004,
Switzerland
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, 8004,
Switzerland
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- Glacier Changes in the Semi-Arid Huasco Valley, Chile, between 1986 and 2016 K. Hess et al.
- Projected loss of rock glacier habitat in the contiguous western United States with warming A. Lute et al.
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- Rock glaciers and the geomorphological evolution of deglacierizing mountains J. Knight et al.
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- Water controls the seasonal rhythm of rock glacier flow A. Cicoira et al.
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- Interpretation of Volume and Flux Changes of the Laurichard Rock Glacier Between 1952 and 2019, French Alps D. Cusicanqui et al.
- Seasonal ice storage changes and meltwater generation at Murtèl rock glacier (Engadine, eastern Swiss Alps): estimates from measurements and energy budgets in the coarse blocky active layer D. Amschwand et al.
- InSAR-based characterization of rock glacier movement in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA G. Brencher et al.
- Mountain glacier-to-rock glacier transition D. Jones et al.
- Permafrost Monitoring from Space A. Bartsch et al.
- Topographic primacy in rock glacier distribution revealed by GAMs and their water storage: Insights from a new polygonised inventory of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau P. Fu et al.
- Deciphering the evolution of the Bleis Marscha rock glacier (Val d'Err, eastern Switzerland) with cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating, aerial image correlation, and finite element modeling D. Amschwand et al.
- Error sources and guidelines for quality assessment of glacier area, elevation change, and velocity products derived from satellite data in the Glaciers_cci project F. Paul et al.
- Resolving the influence of temperature forcing through heat conduction on rock glacier dynamics: a numerical modelling approach A. Cicoira et al.
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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.
Rock glaciers are landforms indicative of permafrost creep and received considerable attention...
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