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Permafrost and Climate in Europe. Climate Change, Mountain Permafrost Degradation and Geotechnical Hazard

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Mountain permafrost is highly vulnerable to present and future climate warming, since ground temperatures are generally only a few degrees below zero. The European Union PACE Project (Permafrost and Climate in Europe), which includes partners from Norway, Sweden, U.K., Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, was established to develop new methods of assessing the potential impact of warming climate on mountain permafrost slopes in Europe. The research programme is first described and then progress in selected topics is summarized.

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 914, Cardiff, CF1 3YE, UK

    Charles Harris

  2. Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Gloriastr. 37/39, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Daniel Vonder Muhll

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  1. Department of Physics, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    Guido Visconti

  2. University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

    Martin Beniston

  3. Regione Abruzzo, L’Aquila, Italy

    Emilio D. Iannorelli

  4. Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico d’Abruzzo, L’Aquila, Italy

    Diego Barba

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Harris, C., Vonder Muhll, D. (2001). Permafrost and Climate in Europe. Climate Change, Mountain Permafrost Degradation and Geotechnical Hazard. In: Visconti, G., Beniston, M., Iannorelli, E.D., Barba, D. (eds) Global Change and Protected Areas. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48051-4_9

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