Rock glaciers, Lombardy, Italy, Version 1
Data set id:
GGD22
DOI: 10.7265/skah-1797
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

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.
Parameter(s):
ACTIVE LAYERPERMAFROSTROCK GLACIERS
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
Not Specified
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1987 to 31 December 1997
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
46.5
S:
45.833
E:
10.5
W:
9.3
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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