Essays about: "rock glaciers"

Found 5 essays containing the words rock glaciers.

  1. 1. Movement of Foxfonna rock glacier in Svalbard between 2017-2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Elias Lundström; [2020]
    Keywords : rock glacier; Svalbard; UAV; photogrammetry; movement detection; permafrost; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The movement of a rock glacier located at the bottom of the Foxfonna glacier, Svalbard, Norway, was studied through the use of photogrammetry and feature tracking software, between the years of 2017-2019, as well as elevation changes between 2009 and 2019. This could aid in further knowledge about the rapid velocity changes of rock glaciers in a continuous permafrost environment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Glacial history of the upper Drac Blanc catchment (French Alps)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Felix Martin Hofmann; [2018]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; 10Be exposure dating; structure-from motion; geomorphological mapping; moraine; equilibrium line altitude; Alps; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Glacier advances in the Écrins massif (French Alps) during the Late Glacial and the Early Holocene are poorly constrained. Based on field observations, a high-resolution digital elevation model and an orthophoto, glacial landforms in the upper Drac Blanc catchment were mapped. READ MORE

  4. 3. Periglacial and glacial landform mapping in the Las Veguitas catchment, Cordillera Frondal of the Andes (Argentina).

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Eirini Makopoulou; [2018]
    Keywords : Geomorphological map; thermokarst lakes; glaciers; GIS; Argentinian Andes; spatial and temporal analysis;

    Abstract : The semi-arid and arid Andes of South America are characterized by large areas with glacial and periglacial environments. This study focusses on the distribution of glacial and periglacial landforms in the Las Veguitas catchment, Cordillera Frontal, Argentina. READ MORE

  5. 4. Glacial lake flood hazard assessment and modelling : a GIS perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Maimoona Zehra Jawaid; [2017]
    Keywords : moraine dammed lake; Himalayas; Bhutan; GIS; hazard assessment; dynamic flood model; glacial lake; Physical Geography; ecosystem analysis; digital elevation model; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : High mountain regions have experienced decreased glacier stability due to varying climate conditions. As glaciers melt, they are being replaced by glacial lakes of different sizes, some of which are prone to outburst flooding, and have caused catastrophic damage to downstream settlements and infrastructure. READ MORE

  6. 5. Near-Surface Energy Balance on an Alpine Rock Glacier: Murtèl-Corvatsch

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Luisa Pruessner; [2017]
    Keywords : rock glaciers; energy balance; SNOWPACK; permafrost;

    Abstract : This project investigates the near surface energy balance on the Murt`el-Corvatsch rock glacier in the Upper Engadine, Swiss Alps, using the 1D physical SNOWPACK model. A correct representation of the near surface energy balance is important to predict the long term evolution of permafrost below rock glaciers. READ MORE