Rock-wall temperatures in the Alps: Modelling their topographic distribution and regional differences

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-307

  Gruber, Stephan ^a   Hoelzle, Martin ^a   Haeberli, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Energy balance; Mountain permafrost; Rock faces; Rock fall; Rock temperatures; Slope instability

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; ROCKFALL; SLOPE STABILITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4644343917     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.501     Document Type: Article

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