Rock glaciers, Prealps, Vaud, Switzerland  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD292
Summary
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
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 46.467°
S: 46.3°
E: 7.217°
W: 7°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Schoeneich, P., C. Lambiel, and L .Wenker
Dataset Title: Rock glaciers, Prealps, Vaud, 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/ggd292.html
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
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes Paleo-Permafrost
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes Paleo-Permafrost
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers
- Paleoclimate Land Records Glaciation
Ancillary Keywords
- Mapping
- Paleoclimate
- Paleo-permafrost
- 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@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
Philippe Schoeneich
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 41 21 6923076
Fax: 41 21 6923075
Email: philippe.schoeneich@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@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@unil.ch
Contact Address:
- University of Lausanne
- Institute of Geography
- BFSH 2
City: Lausanne
Postal Code: CH-1015
Country: Switzerland
Reference
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)
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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