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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-637-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-637-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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17 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 17 Jul 2020
| 17 Jul 2020
The role of frost cracking in local denudation of steep Alpine rockwalls over millennia (Eiger, Switzerland)
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Alessandro Lechmann
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Romain Delunel
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Serdar Yeşilyurt
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Department of Geography, Ankara University, Ankara, 06100, Turkey
Dmitry Tikhomirov
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, 8057,
Switzerland
Christof Vockenhuber
Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
Marcus Christl
Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
Naki Akçar
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Fritz Schlunegger
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
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- Frost cracking improves prediction of millennial-scale erosion flux in weathering-limited catchments on the Tibetan Plateau H. Geng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2026.110547
- Topographic signatures of progressive glacial landscape transformation M. Liebl et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5139
- Deciphering the dynamics of a Younger Dryas rock avalanche in the Bernese Alps G. Bucher et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-024-00470-7
- Rarefied particle motions on hillslopes – Part 4: Philosophy D. Furbish & T. Doane https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-629-2021
- Cosmogenic 3He paleothermometry on post-LGM glacial bedrock within the central European Alps N. Gribenski et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-641-2022
- Alpine rockwall erosion patterns follow elevation-dependent climate trajectories D. Draebing et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00348-2
- On the significance of periglacial conditions in active mountain belts for chemical weathering processes: Insights from the Chayu area, SE Tibet X. Ruan & A. Galy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120581
- LGM Glaciations in the Northeastern Anatolian Mountains: New Insights R. Reber et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12070257
- Temporal evolution of headwall erosion rates derived from cosmogenic nuclide concentrations in the medial moraines of Glacier d'Otemma, Switzerland K. Wetterauer et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5386
- Geometric form changes of soil quartz minerals under Freeze-thaw weathering Q. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107133
- Spatial and temporal variations in rockwall erosion rates derived from cosmogenic 10Be in medial moraines at five valley glaciers around Pigne d'Arolla, Switzerland K. Wetterauer & D. Scherler https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1013-2023
- Exploring short‐term rockfall inventories in deglaciating catchments: From evidencing glacial history to modelling rockfall runout R. Stewart et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70217
- Extensive Frost Weathering Across Unglaciated North America During the Last Glacial Maximum J. Marshall et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090305
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