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            https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-981-2025
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Slow-moving rock glaciers in marginal periglacial environment of Southern Carpathians
Alexandru Onaca
                                            Department of Geography, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    
                                            Institute for Advanced Environmental Research, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    
                                            Institute for Advanced Environmental Research, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    Valentin Poncoş
                                            Terrasigna, Bucharest, Romania
                                        
                                    Christin Hilbich
                                            Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
                                        
                                    Tazio Strozzi
                                            Gamma Remote Sensing, Gümligen, Switzerland
                                        
                                    Petru Urdea
                                            Department of Geography, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    
                                            Institute for Advanced Environmental Research, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    Răzvan Popescu
                                            Department of Geography, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    
                                            Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
                                        
                                    Oana Berzescu
                                            Institute for Advanced Environmental Research, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    Bernd Etzelmüller
                                            Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
                                        
                                    Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe
                                            Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
                                        
                                    Mirela Vasile
                                            Department of Geography, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    
                                            Division of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Bucharest Research Institute, Bucharest, Romania
                                        
                                    Delia Teleagă
                                            Terrasigna, Bucharest, Romania
                                        
                                    Dan Birtaş
                                            Terrasigna, Bucharest, Romania
                                        
                                    Iosif Lopătiţă
                                            Department of Geography, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    Simon Filhol
                                            Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
                                        
                                    Alexandru Hegyi
                                            Institute for Advanced Environmental Research, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
                                    
                                            Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
                                        
                                    Florina Ardelean
                                            Department of Geography, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
                                        
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3 citations as recorded by crossref.
- RGIK guidelines for compiling consistent rock glacier inventories F. Brardinoni et al. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.110050
- Slow-moving rock glaciers in marginal periglacial environment of Southern Carpathians A. Onaca et al. 10.5194/esurf-13-981-2025
- Low-Altitude, Overcooled Scree Slope: Insights into Temperature Distribution Using High-Resolution Thermal Imagery in the Romanian Carpathians A. Ioniță et al. 10.3390/land14030607
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2 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Slow-moving rock glaciers in marginal periglacial environment of Southern Carpathians A. Onaca et al. 10.5194/esurf-13-981-2025
- Low-Altitude, Overcooled Scree Slope: Insights into Temperature Distribution Using High-Resolution Thermal Imagery in the Romanian Carpathians A. Ioniță et al. 10.3390/land14030607
Latest update: 29 Oct 2025
Short summary
            This study establishes a methodology for the study of slow-moving rock glaciers in marginal permafrost and provides the basic knowledge for understanding rock glaciers in South East Europe. By using a combination of different methods (remote sensing, geophysical survey, thermal measurements), we found out that, on the transitional rock glaciers, low ground ice content (i.e. below 20 %) produces horizontal displacements of up to 3 cm per year.
            This study establishes a methodology for the study of slow-moving rock glaciers in marginal...
            
         
 
                             
                             
             
             
            