Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Margaret Darrow
Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Fairbanks, AK 99775-5900, United Stated of America
Reynald Delaloye
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg (UNIFR), 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Thomas Echelard
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg (UNIFR), 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna (UniBo), 40126 Bologna, Italy
Christophe Lambiel
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Rock glaciers are landforms generated by the creep of frozen ground (permafrost) in cold-climate mountains. Mapping rock glaciers contributes to documenting the distribution and the dynamics of mountain permafrost. We compiled inventories documenting the location, the characteristics, and the extent of rock glaciers in 12 mountain regions around the world. In each region, a team of operators performed the work following common rules and agreed on final solutions when discrepancies were identified.
Rock glaciers are landforms generated by the creep of frozen ground (permafrost) in cold-climate...