MOUNTAIN PERMAFROST AND SLOPE INSTABILITY IN THE ITALIAN ALPS - THE VAL-POLA LANDSLIDE

Authors
DRAMIS F GOVI M GUGLIELMIN M MORTARA G
Citation
F. Dramis et al., MOUNTAIN PERMAFROST AND SLOPE INSTABILITY IN THE ITALIAN ALPS - THE VAL-POLA LANDSLIDE, Permafrost and periglacial processes, 6(1), 1995, pp. 73-81
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Geology,Geografhy
Journal title
Permafrost and periglacial processes → ACNP
ISSN journal
10456740
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
73 - 81
Database
ISI
SICI code
1045-6740(1995)6:1<73:MPASII>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In July 1987 a landslide affected the Val Pola (Central Alps, Italy) c ausing several casualities and severe damage. The main conditioning an d triggering factors for the huge debris avalanche are described and p ossible mechanisms are suggested. Present-day high-mountain periglacia l conditions (such as rock glaciers) present in the area highlight the probable role played by the presence of mountain permafrost in trigge ring the slope instability.