The study presents investigations of the runoff from snow and ice, carried out in the high alpine basin of the Rhône river at Sion (3371 km2, 491 -4634 m a.s.l.). Using satellite remote sensing data, features like the snow coverage in the whole basin, the gradually decreasing snow coverage on glaciers and the area of exposed ice have been mapped. The periodical monitoring of the basin is based ...

Detection and determination of ice and snow characteristics using remote sensing data is a new method in obtaining hydrology parameters. In order to determine these characteristics the numbers of meteorological stations are not enough in the glacier and mountain regions. We suggest using remotely sensing data for removing these deficiencies. Snow is distinguished more than other objects in the ...

Studies on crescentic fractures and crescentic gouges were carried out in the central part of the Alpine piedmont glaciation and the Quaternary Alpine mountain ice sheet. The test sites were situated in the pro-glacial area of the Hornkees south Berliner Hiitte (Oberer Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria). This is also the area of the former confluence with another glacier which flowed at abou...

This study analyzed the challenges and benefits of identification promotion a long-distance cycleway in high mountain areas with aim promoting Alpine eco- geo-tourism. We also investigated role e-biking discovering local geodiversity geoheritage sustainable way. In particular, we focused on path from Bormio to Forni Glacier (Upper Valtellina, Italy), within framework “E-bike” Interreg project. ...

Several studies have indicated that glaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau are thinning, resulting in reduced water supplies to major rivers such as the Yangtze, Yellow, Lancang, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra in China, and south Asia. Three rivers in the upstream of Yangtze River originate from glaciers around the Geladandong snow mountain group in central Tibet. Here we used elevation observations...

Glacier movement is one of the most important characteristics in describing mountain glacier activity, which a sensitive natural indicator climate change. However, short-term with single data source could not precisely and sufficiently demonstrate response glaciers to In order extract reliable signal corresponding change, long-term monitoring should be widely exploited. This paper presents dist...

Climate change is causing profound changes in high mountain environments, including the rapid retreat of glaciers. The and potential disappearance Alpine glaciers during twenty-first century raises questions about future glacier tourism sites. This perspective article reflects on these with a desk-based approach to suggest three possible ways can adapt anticipated loss. These strategies include...

—We found evidence of birds nesting directly on glacier ice of the Quelccaya Ice Cap in the Cordillera Vilcanota, Perú at elevations up to 5,300 m. Observations during June and July over several years consisted of numerous nests not in situ having obviously fallen from the steep and dynamic, retreating glacier margin. A typical nest was a bulky structure of grass and twigs with a dry mass of 16...

We developed a kind of fiber optic seismometer array for high mountain glacier and first tested it on the Kuoqionggangri Glacier in Tibetan Plateau. The clearly recorded substantial passive seismic source signals various icequakes, including shallow, deep hybrid events. These fracturing activities indicate that crevasses and/or fractures glacier. further obtained glacial thickness about 40 m by...

As a result of mountain permafrost creep, rock glaciers are common features in high-altitude periglacial areas. From practical point view, beyond their localization and inventorying, both the monitoring prediction evolution due to climate changes crucial. One effects change is thickening basal shear zone (the portion glacier where most deformations localized), eventually leading development une...