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16 Feb 2017
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| 16 Feb 2017
Quantifying irreversible movement in steep, fractured bedrock permafrost on Matterhorn (CH)
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jan Beutel
Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jérome Faillettaz
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Andreas Hasler
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Michael Krautblatter
Landslide Research, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Andreas Vieli
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
We present a 8-year continuous time series of measured fracture kinematics and thermal conditions on steep permafrost bedrock at Hörnligrat, Matterhorn. Based on this unique dataset and a conceptual model for strong fractured bedrock, we develop a novel quantitative approach that allows to separate reversible from irreversible fracture kinematics and assign the dominant forcing. A new index of irreversibility provides useful indication for the occurrence and timing of irreversible displacements.
We present a 8-year continuous time series of measured fracture kinematics and thermal...
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