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New insights on permafrost genesis and conservation in talus slopes based on observations at Flüelapass, Eastern Switzerland

Kenner, Robert ; Phillips, Marcia ; Hauck, Christian ; Hilbich, Christin ; Mulsow, Christian ; Bühler, Yves ; Stoffel, Andreas ; Buchroithner, Manfred

In: Geomorphology, 2017, vol. 290, p. 101–113

The talus slope at Flüelapass was the first mountain permafrost study site in Switzerland in the 1970s and the presence of ice-rich permafrost at the foot of the slope has been investigated in the context of several studies focusing on the role of snow cover distribution. We review previously developed hypotheses and present new ones using various data sources, such as temperature...