Rock glacier inventory, Printse Valley, Valais, Switzerland, Version 1
Data set id:
GGD291
DOI: 10.7265/g4y0-jq42
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

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.
Parameter(s):
ROCK GLACIERSSNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1992 to 31 December 1997
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
46.167
S:
46.033
E:
7.367
W:
7.267
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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