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Glacier–permafrost relations in a high-mountain environment: 5 decades of kinematic monitoring at the Gruben site, Swiss Alps
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich,
Switzerland
Nina Brunner
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich,
Switzerland
Reynald Delaloye
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Wilfried Haeberli
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich,
Switzerland
Andreas Kääb
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, 0371 Oslo, Norway
Patrick Thee
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
(WSL), 8903 Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
We intensely investigated the Gruben site in the Swiss Alps, where glaciers and permafrost landforms closely interact, to better understand cold-climate environments. By the interpretation of air photos from 5 decades, we describe long-term developments of the existing landforms. In combination with high-resolution positioning measurements and ground surface temperatures, we were also able to link these to short-term changes and describe different landform responses to climate forcing.
We intensely investigated the Gruben site in the Swiss Alps, where glaciers and permafrost...
