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DOI	10.5194/tc-13-141-2019
	Evaluating the destabilization susceptibility of active rock glaciers in the French Alps
	Marcer M.; Serrano C.; Brenning A.; Bodin X.; Goetz J.; Schoeneich P.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	19940416
EISSN	13
起始页码	141
结束页码	155
卷号	13 期号:1
英文摘要	In this study, we propose a methodology to estimate the spatial distribution of destabilizing rock glaciers, with a focus on the French Alps. We mapped geomorphological features that can be typically found in cases of rock glacier destabilization (e.g. crevasses and scarps) using orthoimages taken from 2000 to 2013. A destabilization rating was assigned by taking into account the evolution of these mapped destabilization geomorphological features and by observing the surface deformation patterns of the rock glacier, also using the available orthoimages. This destabilization rating then served as input to model the occurrence of rock glacier destabilization in relation to terrain attributes and to spatially predict the susceptibility to destabilization at a regional scale. Significant evidence of destabilization could be observed in 46 rock glaciers, i.e. 10 % of the total active rock glaciers in the region. Based on our susceptibility model of destabilization occurrence, it was found that this phenomenon is more likely to occur in elevations around the 0 C isotherm (2700-2900 m a.s.l.), on north-facing slopes, steep terrain (25 to 30) and flat to slightly convex topographies. Model performance was good (AUROC 0.76), and the susceptibility map also performed well at reproducing observable patterns of destabilization. About 3 km 2 of creeping permafrost, or 10 % of the surface occupied by active rock glaciers, had a high susceptibility to destabilization. Considering we observed that only half of these areas of creep are currently showing destabilization evidence, we suspect there is a high potential for future rock glacier destabilization within the French Alps. © 2019 Author(s).
学科领域	geomorphology; permafrost; rock glacier; spatial distribution; Alps; Fort de France Bay; Martinique; Windward Islands [Lesser Antilles]
语种	英语
scopus关键词	geomorphology; permafrost; rock glacier; spatial distribution; Alps; Fort de France Bay; Martinique; Windward Islands [Lesser Antilles]
来源期刊	The Cryosphere
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/118947
作者单位	Institut d'Urbanisme et Géographie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; Laboratoire EDYTEM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France; Department of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Marcer M.,Serrano C.,Brenning A.,et al. Evaluating the destabilization susceptibility of active rock glaciers in the French Alps[J],2019,13(1).
APA	Marcer M.,Serrano C.,Brenning A.,Bodin X.,Goetz J.,&Schoeneich P..(2019).Evaluating the destabilization susceptibility of active rock glaciers in the French Alps.The Cryosphere,13(1).
MLA	Marcer M.,et al."Evaluating the destabilization susceptibility of active rock glaciers in the French Alps".The Cryosphere 13.1(2019).