Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation

M Oliva, M Žebre, M Guglielmin, PD Hughes… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The relatively warm climate conditions prevailing today in the Mediterranean region limit
cold geomorphological processes only to the highest mountain environments. However …

New insights in glaciers characterization by differential diagnosis integrating GPR and remote sensing techniques: A case study for the Eastern Gran Zebrù glacier …

E Forte, I Santin, S Ponti, RR Colucci… - Remote sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In GPR profiles, ice is usually imaged as a mostly electromagnetic transparent facies.
However, diffraction events, as well as internal layering, can be also observed. In some …

Impact of mountain permafrost on flow path and runoff response in a high alpine catchment

M Rogger, GB Chirico, H Hausmann… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Permafrost in high alpine catchments is expected to disappear in future warmer climates, but
the hydrological impact of such changes is poorly understood. This paper investigates the …

The Triglav Glacier (South-Eastern Alps, Slovenia): volume estimation, internal characterization and 2000–2013 temporal evolution by means of ground penetrating …

C Del Gobbo, RR Colucci, E Forte… - Pure and Applied …, 2016 - Springer
It is well known that small glaciers of mid latitudes and especially those located at low
altitude respond suddenly to climate changes both on local and global scale. For this reason …

Climate change and rapid ice melt: Suggestions from abrupt permafrost degradation and ice melting in an alpine ice cave

RR Colucci, M Guglielmin - Progress in Physical Geography …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Among the different elements of the mountain cryosphere, ice caves still represent the lesser
known part of it. Here we present a seven-year-long record of air and rock temperature in a …

Response of ice caves to weather extremes in the southeastern Alps, Europe

RR Colucci, D Fontana, E Forte, M Potleca… - Geomorphology, 2016 - Elsevier
High altitude karstic environments often preserve permanent ice deposits within caves,
representing the lesser-known portion of the cryosphere. Despite being not so widespread …

Prospecting and evaluation of underground massive ice by ground-penetrating radar

K Sokolov, L Fedorova, M Fedorov - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Data from geocryological studies of soil and rock massifs in permafrost zone are very
important as a basis for predicting possible negative consequences associated with climate …

The influence of the internal properties of river ice on ground penetrating radar propagation

H Han, Y Li, W Li, X Liu, E Wang, H Jiang - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) has proven to be a very effective method for examining ice
thickness. However, two preconditions must be met for this approach to be useful; the round …

Multi-year evolution of 75 snow and ice deposits in schachtdolines and shafts of recently deglaciated karst terrain: Observations from Mount Canin-Kanin, Julian Alps …

A Securo, C Del Gobbo, RR Colucci - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dolines and shafts are common geomorphologies in karst landscapes. When affected also
by glacial processes, they are considered an example of glaciokarst landform. In high alpine …

Englacial and subglacial water flow at Skálafellsjökull, Iceland derived from ground penetrating radar, in situ Glacsweb probe and borehole water level …

JK Hart, KC Rose, A Clayton… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We reconstruct englacial and subglacial drainage at Skálafellsjökull, Iceland, using ground
penetrating radar (GPR) common offset surveys, borehole studies and Glacsweb probe …