Through the eyes of a researcher studying mountain processes in the European Alps in the context of a global warming climate, let’s discover how geophysical methods help to better understand frozen ground! Permafrost defines a thermal state, i.e. permafrost is soil, sediment, or rock that remains at or below 0°C during at least two consecutive years. As permafrost is only defined by its temperatur ...[Read More]
Did you know… about the ice content in mountain permafrost?
Photo 1: Permafrost monitoring site at Stockhorn ridge (foreground), in front of the glacierized Monte Rosa massif (Valais, Swiss Alps). Photo credit: Coline Mollaret