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Research article
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08 Apr 2015
Research article |
| 08 Apr 2015
Warming permafrost and active layer variability at Cime Bianche, Western European Alps
P. Pogliotti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Protection Agency of Valle d'Aosta, Saint Christophe, Italy
M. Guglielmin
Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, Insubria University, Varese, Italy
E. Cremonese
Environmental Protection Agency of Valle d'Aosta, Saint Christophe, Italy
U. Morra di Cella
Environmental Protection Agency of Valle d'Aosta, Saint Christophe, Italy
G. Filippa
Environmental Protection Agency of Valle d'Aosta, Saint Christophe, Italy
C. Pellet
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Short summary
This study presents the thermal state and recent evolution of permafrost at Cime Bianche.
The analysis reveals that (i) spatial variability of MAGST is greater than its interannual variability and is controlled by snow duration and air temperature during the snow-free period, (ii) the ALT has a pronounced spatial variability caused by a different subsurface ice and water content, and (iii) permafrost is warming at significant rates below 8m of depth.
This study presents the thermal state and recent evolution of permafrost at Cime Bianche.
The...
