| Resource Name |
Hazards related to permafrost
and to permafrost degradation: Local ground movements and effects on infrastructures |
| Unique File Number |
356 |
| Information Type |
applied Research |
| Surface Water |
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| Aquatic Ecosystem |
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| Groundwater |
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| Groundwater & Surface Water |
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| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
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| Limitations |
focussed on European Alps |
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| Information Subtype |
permafrost |
| Organization |
PermaNet |
| Resource Name |
Dall’Amico M et al. (2011). Chapter 4: Local ground movements and effects on infrastructures. In Schoeneich P. et al. (eds): Hazards related to permafrost and to permafrost degradation. PermaNET project, state-of-the-art report 6.2. On-line publication ISBN 978-
2-903095-59-8, p. 107-147. |
| Resource Purpose |
Local ground movements may be defined as phenomena of instability that affect slopes or flat ground in a surface of hundreds to thousands of square meters. Local ground movements are a common feature in permafrost areas, and include:
• Horizontal downslope movements, due to the creep of permafrost bodies.
• Vertical settling movements, due to the melting of ice bodies and/or interstitial ice. |
| Type of Information |
report |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
international |
| Drinking Water |
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| Ecosystem |
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| Fish |
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| Groundwater |
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| Public Safety |
y |
| SW Quality |
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| Link |
http://www.permanet-alpinespace.eu/archive/pdf/WP6_2_local_ground_movements.pdf |
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