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Rock glaciers, Prealps, Vaud, Switzerland

Entry ID: ggd292

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Summary

Abstract: The investigated area forms part of the western lobe of the Prealps (Swiss Prealps). The 25 identified fossil rock glaciers are found mainly in the Prealpes medianes rigides Nappe and the Niesen Nappe, at altitudes of 1500 to 2100 m. They represent at least three generations of fossil periglacial forms of late-glacial age (older than Balling), at about 1200, 950, and 700 m below today's permafrost boundary, respectively. These fossil features are related to glacial stages and form part of a detailed late-glacial morphostratigraphy. Information stored in a file includes: orientation, elevation of the source and the front, area, type of form, type of material, lithology, generation. These data are presented on the CAPS Version 1.0 CD- ROM, June 1998.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 46.47

S: 46.3

E: 7.22

W: 7.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > WESTERN EUROPE > SWITZERLAND > PIERREUSE, ETIVAZ, HONGRIN AND ORMONTS VALLEYS, PREALPS,VAUD, SWITZERLAND

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > GLACIATION

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > ROCK GLACIERS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Mapping

Paleo-permafrost

Paleoclimate

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

PHILIPPE SCHOENEICH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 41 21 6923076

Fax: 41 21 6923075

Email: philippe.schoeneich at igul.unil.ch

Contact Address:

University of Lausanne

Institute of Geography

BFSH 2

City: Lausanne

Postal Code: CH-1015

Country: Switzerland

LAURENT WENKER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 41 21 6923076

Fax: 41 21 6923075

Email: Laurent.Wenker at igul.unil.ch

Contact Address:

University of Lausanne

Institute of Geography

BFSH 2

City: Lausanne

Postal Code: CH-1015

Country: Switzerland

CHRISTOPHE LAMBIEL

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 41 21 6923076

Fax: 41 21 6923075

Email: christophe.lambiel at unil.ch

Contact Address:

University of Lausanne

Institute of Geography

BFSH 2

City: Lausanne

Postal Code: CH-1015

Country: Switzerland

Publications/References

SCHOENEICH Philippe (1992). Glaciers rocheux fossiles dans les Prealpes vaudoises. Bulletin de la Societe vaudoise de Sciences naturelles, 82.1, p. 35-55 + Bulletin de geologie Lausanne, ni; 318 (= Fossil rock-glaciers in the Prealpes vaudoises) SCHOENEICH Philippe (1997). Le retrait glaciaire dans les vallees des Ormonts, de l'Hongrin et de l'Etivaz (Prealpes vaudoises). Travaux et recherches ni; 14, Institut de Geographie, Universite de Lausanne, 483 p. (= The deglaciation in the Ormonts, Hongrin and Etivaz valleys)

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-29

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