Geographica Helvetica
Geographica Helvetica
GH
Articles | Volume 70, issue 2
Articles | Volume 70, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-135-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-135-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 70, issue 2
Intervention
 | 
14 Apr 2015
Intervention |  | 14 Apr 2015

Investigation on protalus ramparts in the Swiss Alps

C. Scapozza

Viewed

Total article views: 1,938 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
1,049 777 112 1,938 109 159
  • HTML: 1,049
  • PDF: 777
  • XML: 112
  • Total: 1,938
  • BibTeX: 109
  • EndNote: 159
Views and downloads (calculated since 14 Apr 2015)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 14 Apr 2015)
Latest update: 06 Dec 2025
Download
Short summary
In the scientific literature, “protalus ramparts” can designate both a nivo-gravitational landform (also called “pronival ramparts”) and a permafrost-related landform. Thanks to a selection of eight major diagnostic criteria defined from observations carried out in the Swiss Alps, it was highlighted that the structure, ice content and creep dynamics of protalus ramparts are the same as many rock glaciers. Protalus rampart were therefore defined simply as a (small) active talus rock glacier.
Read more
Share