Mountain permafrost and associated geomorphological processes: recent changes in the French Alps

Alpine mountains are affected by significant geomorphological processes whose evolution is partly conditioned by permafrost warming: rockfalls of various volumes, destabilisation of rock glaciers, and cryokarst. These phenomena, because of their intensity, may generate risks for territories. This pa...

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Published in:	Revue de Géographie Alpine
Main Authors:	Xavier Bodin, Philippe Schoeneich, Philip Deline, Ludovic Ravanel, Florence Magnin, Jean-Michel Krysiecki, Thomas Echelard
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Institut de Géographie Alpine 2015-09-01
Subjects:	climate change permafrost French Alps geomorphological dynamics
Online Access:	https://journals.openedition.org/rga/2885