Mountain Permafrost Hydrology

This report was prepared as one of the synthesis report chapters of the Hydro-CH2018 project of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). In earlier reports such as the CH2014-IMPACTS report (CH-Impacts 2014), the topic of mountain permafrost hydrology was not addressed. Here, we provide a baseline of the available knowledge of mountain permafrost in the Swiss Alps for future reference. We compile an overview of the current understanding of mountain permafrost in the Swiss Alps, its distribution and characteristics, observed and projected changes, and expected impacts on slope stability, infrastructure and hydrological aspects. We also briefly describe the measurement techniques and modelling approaches applied. The chapter closes with a summary of the most important open research questions. The literature cited mainly includes studies on mountain permafrost published in scientific journals and assessments of long-term observation data. We focus on permafrost hydrology interactions wherever information is available. However, systematic studies on permafrost hydrology in mountain areas are still limited.

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This work was supported by:
  • Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

Citation:

Noetzli, Jeannette; Phillips, Marcia (2019). Mountain Permafrost Hydrology. Federal Office for the Environment and WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. doi:10.16904/slf.1.

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DOI 10.16904/slf.1
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  • Email: jeannette.noetzlifoo(at)slf.ch ORCID: 0000-0001-9188-6318 Given Name: Jeannette Family Name: Noetzli Affiliation: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
  • Email: phillipsfoo(at)slf.ch ORCID: 0000-0001-9802-0365 Given Name: Marcia Family Name: Phillips Affiliation: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Contact Person Given Name: Jeannette Family Name: Noetzli Email: jeannette.noetzlifoo(at)slf.ch Affiliation: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF ORCID: 0000-0001-9188-6318
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Publication Publisher: Federal Office for the Environment and WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Year: 2019
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  • Type: Created Date: 2019-04-01
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