Research project:
Project name: | Evolution of high mountain permafrost rockwalls (Jungfrau Ostgrat) |
Year: | 2013 |
Title: | Influences of the snowcover on thermal and mechanical processes in steep permafrost rockwalls |
Name of research institute or organization: | WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF |
Project leader: | Dr. Marcia Phillips |
Project team: | Anna Haberkorn, Martin Hiller, Hansueli Rhyner, Robert Kenner, Martin Hiller, Marco Collet |
Activity report:
Influences of the snowcover on thermal and mechanical processes in steep permafrost rockwalls
Key words:
mountain permafrost, thermal regime, active layer, rock walls, snow cover distribution, snow characteristics
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Collaborations:
- University of Bonn
- University of Fribourg
- University Zurich
- ETH Zurich
- PERMOS (Permafrost Monitoring Switzerland)
- PermaSense, ETH Zürich
Address/contact:
Address: | WSL - Institut für Schnee und Lawinenforschung SLF |
| Flüelastrasse 11 |
| CH-7260 Davos Dorf |
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Contact person: | Marcia Phillips |
Tel.: | +41 81 417 02 18 |
Fax.: | +41 81 417 01 10 |
e-mail: | phillips@slf.ch |
URL: | http://www.slf.ch |
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