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

High altitude karstic environments often preserve permanent ice deposits within caves, representing the lesser-known portion of the cryosphere. Despite being not so widespread and easily reachable as mountain glaciers and ice caps, ice caves preserve much information about past environmental changes...

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Published in:Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2016-05, Vol.261, p.1-11
Main Authors: Colucci, R.R., Fontana, D., Forte, E., Potleca, M., Guglielmin, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alps
Caves
Climate
Climatology
Deposition
Evolution
GPR
Ice caves
Permafrost
Preserves
Weather
Weather extremes
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Summary:High altitude karstic environments often preserve permanent ice deposits within caves, representing the lesser-known portion of the cryosphere. Despite being not so widespread and easily reachable as mountain glaciers and ice caps, ice caves preserve much information about past environmental changes and climatic evolution. We selected 1111 ice caves from the existing cave inventory, predominantly but not exclusively located in the periglacial domain where permafrost is not dominant (i.e., with mean annual air temperature
ISSN:0169-555X
1872-695X
DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.02.017