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Rock glaciers, Austria

Entry ID: ggd310

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Summary

Abstract: The Austrian Alps are part of the Eastern Alps which consist of three main mountain ranges. The Northern Alps as well as the Southern Alps are predominantly built of limestone and have poor glaciation in spite of high amounts of precipitation (2000-3000 mm/a) due to the fact that they reach elevations of not more than 3000 m. In contrast the Central Alps consist of metamorphic rocks and receive ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 49.0

S: 47.0

E: 17.0

W: 12.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1980-01-01

Stop Date: 1990-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > WESTERN EUROPE > AUSTRIA > AUSTRIAN PART OF EASTERN ALPS

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > ROCK GLACIERS

LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ROCK GLACIERS

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

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Rock Glaciers

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

GERHARD K. LEIB

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

Karl Franzens Universitaet Graz

Institute of Geography

Heinrichstrasse 36

City: Graz

Postal Code: A-8010

Country: Austria

Publications/References

Lieb, G.K. (1991). The horizontal and vertical distribution of rock glaciers in the Hohe Tauern Range (Austria). - Z. Geomorph. N.F. 35/3, 345-365 (in German). Lieb, G.K. (1996). Permafrost and rock glaciers in the Eastern Austrian Alps. - In: Contributions to permafrost research in Austria. Arbeiten aus dem Institut fuer Geographie der Universitaet Graz 33, 9-125 (in German).

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-29

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