Rockfall release is a rather unpredictable process. As a result, the occurrence of rockfall
often threatens humans and (infra) structures. The assessment of potential drivers of rockfall …

To overcome the lack of historical archives at active rockfall environments,
dendrogeomorphic techniques have been used extensively on forested slopes since the …

Tree-ring analysis has been used to reconstruct 22 years of rockfall behavior on an active
rockfall slope near Saas Balen (Swiss Alps). We analyzed 32 severely injured trees (L …

In mountainous regions, global warming will likely affect the frequency and magnitude of
geomorphic processes. This is also the case for rockfall, one of the most common mass …

Rockfall in high-mountain regions is thought to be changing due to accelerating climate
warming and permafrost degradation, possibly resulting in enhanced activity and larger …

Rockfall is a major threat to settlements and transportation routes in large parts of the Alps.
While protective forest stands in many locations undoubtedly reduce rockfall risk, little is …

Rockfall is a widespread and hazardous process in mountain environments, but data on
past events are only rarely available. Growth-ring series from trees impacted by rockfall were …

Rockfall leads to visible changes in mountain areas and as high-magnitude event has
geohazard potential and should be monitored. On forested slopes, active rockfall could be …

The study of rockfall (volume> 100 m 3) in high mountains is essential to understand
landscape evolution and to evaluate natural hazard. The number of rockfalls seems actually …

As direct observations of rockfalls are rare and difficult to obtain over long timescales, stem
injuries and their dating with dendrogeomorphic techniques have been applied frequently in …