Workshop on rockfall in periglacial areas

Workshop on rockfall in periglacial areas

The ARGE Alp Workshop – “Felsstürze am Gletscherrand – Einflussfaktoren | Auslösemechanismen | Schlussfolgerungen für die Praxis” took place in the beautiful mountain scene of Hohe Tauern at the Mountain Hotel Rudolfshütte on 18 – 19 September. Experts from Geology, Geomorphology, Hydrology and Glaciology shared their experience, research and practice on increasing number of rockfall events from mountain faces next to glaciers.  In addition to the presentation of progress and results from the ÖAW/ESS project GlacierRocks, the excursion to the nearby glacier Ödenwinkelkees again showed the high impact of the debris on the glacier and the high sediment loads transported by the glacier stream – both research topics of the Hidden.Ice project.

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