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A 6-year lidar survey reveals enhanced rockwall retreat and modified rockfall magnitudes/frequencies in deglaciating cirques
Ingo Hartmeyer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
GEORESEARCH Research Institute, Puch bei Hallein, Austria
Markus Keuschnig
GEORESEARCH Research Institute, Puch bei Hallein, Austria
Robert Delleske
GEORESEARCH Research Institute, Puch bei Hallein, Austria
Michael Krautblatter
Chair of
Landslide Research, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Andreas Lang
Department of Geography and Geology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Lothar Schrott
Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Günther Prasicek
Department of Geography and Geology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research, University of
Lausanne, Bramois, Switzerland
Jan-Christoph Otto
Department of Geography and Geology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Short summary
Rockfall size and frequency in two deglaciating cirques in the Central Alps, Austria, is analysed based on 6-year rockwall monitoring with terrestrial lidar (2011–2017). The erosion rates derived from this dataset are very high due to a frequent occurrence of large rockfalls in freshly deglaciated areas. The results obtained are important for rockfall hazard assessments, as, in rockwalls affected by glacier retreat, historical rockfall patterns are not good predictors of future events.
Rockfall size and frequency in two deglaciating cirques in the Central Alps, Austria, is...
