Rock glacier inventory, Printse Valley, Valais, Switzerland  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD291
Summary
The Printse Valley is a 16-km-long north-orientated basin. The south-part (summits at 300 m asl) is glacierized. The intermediate sector, more continental, is very rich in rock glaciers. We have inventoried 46 rock glaciers. A second sector is the south-orientated basin of Louvie, in which we have inventoried 25 rock glaciers. For each rock glacier a file exists with different characteristics like orientation, width, length, elevation of the spring and the front, type of form, type of material, activity, lithology, etc. Measurements of spring temperatures and BTS (Bottom temperature under snow cover) exist for some rock glaciers, especially in the Tortin zone (see maps). Data collected during 1992 and 1997. These data are presented on the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM, June 1998.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 46.167°
S: 46.033°
E: 7.367°
W: 7.267°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Reynard, E. and S.Morand
Dataset Title: Rock glacier inventory, Printse Valley, Valais, Switzerland
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/ggd291.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-01-01
Stop Date: 1997-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT EUROPE WESTERN EUROPE SWITZERLAND PRINTSE VALLEY AND LOUVIE BASIN, PENNINIC ALPS, VALAIS, SWITZERLAND
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers
Ancillary Keywords
- BTS Measurements
- Field Investigations
- Rock Glaciers
- 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
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Emmanuel Reynard
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 41 21 6923076
Fax: 41 21 6923075
Email: Emmanuel.Reynard@igul.unil.ch
Contact Address:
- University of Lausanne
- Institute of Geography
- BFSH 2
City: Lausanne
Postal Code: CH-1015
Country: Switzerland
Sonia Morand
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 41 26 3009010
Fax: 41 26 3009746
Contact Address:
- University of Fribourg
- Institute of Geography
City: Fribourg
Postal Code: CH-1700
Country: Switzerland
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: 2012-08-29
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