Rock glaciers, Lombardy, Italy  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD22
Summary
Lombardia is one of the administrative regions into which Italy is divided. The more eastern part of Italian sector of the Lepontine Alps and a large part of the Rhaetian Alps are located in this region.. The highest point is Bernina peak (4052 m asl). There are 305 glaciers, and the total glaciated area is about 113 sq km. The glaciers are more widespread in the northeastern part of the region (Ortles-Cevedale Group). In this region, 498 rock glaciers have been identified and classified according their degree of morphological activity-- 92 active (18%); 94 doubtful (19%); 27 complex (5%); and 285 inactive (58%). After the first work was carried out in the mid-1920s, this rock glacier inventory began at the end of 1987. This inventory was carried out by the analysis of color aerial photographs at 1-to-20.000 scale. In addition, for approximately 10% of the land forms, a geomorphological survey in the field was performed. Data are presented in the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM, June 1998.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 46.5°
S: 45.833°
E: 10.5°
W: 9.3°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Guglielmin, M., C. Smiraglia, N. Cannone, and C. Tellini
Dataset Title: Rock glaciers, Lombardy, Italy
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd22.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1987-01-01
Stop Date: 1997-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT EUROPE SOUTHERN EUROPE ITALY ITALIAN CENTRAL ALPS (LOMBARDIA, NORTHERN VALTELLINA)
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers
Ancillary Keywords
- Active Layer
- BTS Measurements
- Geophysics
- Meteorology
- Permafrost Properties
- Rock Glaciers
- Soil Properties
- Thermal Properties
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@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
NSIDC 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@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
Mauro Guglielmin
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 39 2 67655152
Email: mauro.guglielmin@uninsubria.it
Contact Address:
City: Varese
Postal Code: 21110
Country: Italy
Nicoletta Cannone
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 39 382 504311
Fax: 39 382 34240
Email: cannone.guglielmin@galactica.it
Contact Address:
- Universite di Pavia
- Dipartimento di Ecologia del Territorio
- Via Sant'Epifanio, 14
City: Pavia
Postal Code: 27100
Country: Italy
Claudio Smiraglia
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 39 2 23698253
Fax: 39 2 70638261
Contact Address:
- Universite di Milano
- Dipartimento di Geologia
- Via Mangiagalli, 34
City: Milano
Postal Code: 20100
Country: Italy
Claudio Tellini
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 39 -521-905317
Fax: 39-521-905305
Contact Address:
- Dipartimento di Geologia, Paleontologia e Geografia
- viale delle Scienze, 78
City: Parma
Postal Code: 43100
Country: Italy
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-24
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