Landslide response to climate change in permafrost regions

AI Patton, SL Rathburn, DM Capps - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid permafrost thaw in the high-latitude and high-elevation areas increases hillslope
susceptibility to landsliding by altering geotechnical properties of hillslope materials …

Paraglacial rock-slope stability

ST McColl - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
Glaciation and deglaciation, along with their associated climatic and non-climatic processes,
modify slope stresses and influence slope stability. Paraglacial slope failures are those that …

Why permafrost rocks become unstable: a rock–ice‐mechanical model in time and space

M Krautblatter, D Funk… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we develop a mechanical model that relates the destabilization of thawing
permafrost rock slopes to temperature‐related effects on both, rock‐and ice‐mechanics; and …

Is climate change responsible for changing landslide activity in high mountains?

C Huggel, JJ Clague, O Korup - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, manifested by an increase in mean, minimum, and maximum temperatures
and by more intense rainstorms, is becoming more evident in many regions. An important …

Simple scaling of catastrophic landslide dynamics

G Ekström, CP Stark - Science, 2013 - science.org
Catastrophic landslides involve the acceleration and deceleration of millions of tons of rock
and debris in response to the forces of gravity and dissipation. Their unpredictability and …

Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region

S Gruber, R Fleiner, E Guegan, P Panday… - The …, 2017 - tc.copernicus.org
The cryosphere reacts sensitively to climate change, as evidenced by the widespread retreat
of mountain glaciers. Subsurface ice contained in permafrost is similarly affected by climate …

Relations between climate change and mass movement: Perspectives from the Canadian Cordillera and the European Alps

M Chiarle, M Geertsema, G Mortara… - Global and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Earth's climate is warming and will continue to warm as the century progresses. High
mountains and high latitudes are experiencing the greatest warming of all regions on Earth …

Ice loss and slope stability in high-mountain regions

P Deline, S Gruber, R Delaloye, L Fischer… - Snow and ice-related …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present time is one significant stage in the adjustment of mountain slopes to climate
change, and specifically atmospheric warming. This review examines the state of …

Unraveling driving factors for large rock–ice avalanche mobility

D Schneider, C Huggel, W Haeberli… - … Surface Processes and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Large rock–ice avalanches have attracted attention from scientists for decades and some of
these events have caused high numbers of fatalities. A relation between rock slope …

LiDAR remote sensing of the cryosphere: Present applications and future prospects

A Bhardwaj, L Sam, A Bhardwaj… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The cryosphere consists of frozen water and includes lakes/rivers/sea ice, glaciers, ice
caps/sheets, snow cover, and permafrost. Because highly reflective snow and ice are the …