Rapid degradation of ground ice in a ventilated talus slope: Flüela Pass, Swiss Alps

The degradation of ground ice in talus deposits, which are important forms of debris storage in mountain environments, can cause mass movements, subsidence or instability of mountain infrastructure. Two 20 m deep boreholes instrumented with thermistors and located in a talus slope at 2400 m asl abov...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Permafrost and periglacial processes 2009-01, Vol.20 (1), p.1-14
Hauptverfasser:	Phillips, Marcia, Mutter, Evelyn Zenklusen, Kern-Luetschg, Martina, Lehning, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	borehole temperatures condensation latent heat transfer mountain permafrost permafrost degradation ventilated talus slope
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