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Investigation of the 2010 rock avalanche onto the regenerated glacier Brenndalsbreen, Norway
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7271-131X
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-4933
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9734-1877
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-9425
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-1868
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8508-5805
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-1207
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-5555
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3938-5708
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0785-6766
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-7378
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-2601
AbstractRock avalanches onto glaciers are rare in Norway. Here, we examine a rock avalanche that spread onto the regenerated Brenndalsbreen, an outlet glacier from Jostedalsbreen ice cap. The rock avalanche is intriguing in that limited information exists with respect to the exact time of failure, location of detachment area, and preparatory and triggering processes. Based on an analysis of ice stratigraphy and photographic documentation, we assess that the event happened between mid-March and June 4, 2010. A potential triggering factor could have been heavy snow and rainfall combined with above freezing air temperatures on March 18–19, 2010. We use digital terrain models to determine that the detachment area is at an almost vertical rock slope in a narrow gorge above Lower Brenndalsbreen. The deposit volume is estimated to 0.130 ± 0.065 Mm3, and the H/L ratio and fahrböschung are 0.45 and 24°, respectively. We apply a Voellmy flow model to confirm the detachment location and volume estimate by producing realistic runout lengths. Although glacial debuttressing may have been a likely preparatory process, the detachment area was exposed for 45–70 years before the rock avalanche occurred. The supraglacial rock avalanche debris was separated into two branches with a distinct melt-out line across the glacier. The debris reached the glacier front in 2019 and 2020, where it started being deposited proglacially while Lower Brenndalsbreen kept receding. The 2010 Brenndalsbreen rock avalanche may not be a unique event, as deposits constituting evidence of an old rock avalanche are currently melting out at the glacier front.
Investigation of the 2010 rock avalanche onto the regenerated glacier Brenndalsbreen, Norway
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7271-131X
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-4933
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9734-1877
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-9425
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-1868
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8508-5805
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-1207
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-5555
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3938-5708
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0785-6766
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-7378
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-2601
AbstractRock avalanches onto glaciers are rare in Norway. Here, we examine a rock avalanche that spread onto the regenerated Brenndalsbreen, an outlet glacier from Jostedalsbreen ice cap. The rock avalanche is intriguing in that limited information exists with respect to the exact time of failure, location of detachment area, and preparatory and triggering processes. Based on an analysis of ice stratigraphy and photographic documentation, we assess that the event happened between mid-March and June 4, 2010. A potential triggering factor could have been heavy snow and rainfall combined with above freezing air temperatures on March 18–19, 2010. We use digital terrain models to determine that the detachment area is at an almost vertical rock slope in a narrow gorge above Lower Brenndalsbreen. The deposit volume is estimated to 0.130 ± 0.065 Mm3, and the H/L ratio and fahrböschung are 0.45 and 24°, respectively. We apply a Voellmy flow model to confirm the detachment location and volume estimate by producing realistic runout lengths. Although glacial debuttressing may have been a likely preparatory process, the detachment area was exposed for 45–70 years before the rock avalanche occurred. The supraglacial rock avalanche debris was separated into two branches with a distinct melt-out line across the glacier. The debris reached the glacier front in 2019 and 2020, where it started being deposited proglacially while Lower Brenndalsbreen kept receding. The 2010 Brenndalsbreen rock avalanche may not be a unique event, as deposits constituting evidence of an old rock avalanche are currently melting out at the glacier front.
Investigation of the 2010 rock avalanche onto the regenerated glacier Brenndalsbreen, Norway
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7271-131X
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-4933
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9734-1877
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-9425
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-1868
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8508-5805
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-1207
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-5555
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3938-5708
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0785-6766
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-7378
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-2601
AbstractRock avalanches onto glaciers are rare in Norway. Here, we examine a rock avalanche that spread onto the regenerated Brenndalsbreen, an outlet glacier from Jostedalsbreen ice cap. The rock avalanche is intriguing in that limited information exists with respect to the exact time of failure, location of detachment area, and preparatory and triggering processes. Based on an analysis of ice stratigraphy and photographic documentation, we assess that the event happened between mid-March and June 4, 2010. A potential triggering factor could have been heavy snow and rainfall combined with above freezing air temperatures on March 18–19, 2010. We use digital terrain models to determine that the detachment area is at an almost vertical rock slope in a narrow gorge above Lower Brenndalsbreen. The deposit volume is estimated to 0.130 ± 0.065 Mm3, and the H/L ratio and fahrböschung are 0.45 and 24°, respectively. We apply a Voellmy flow model to confirm the detachment location and volume estimate by producing realistic runout lengths. Although glacial debuttressing may have been a likely preparatory process, the detachment area was exposed for 45–70 years before the rock avalanche occurred. The supraglacial rock avalanche debris was separated into two branches with a distinct melt-out line across the glacier. The debris reached the glacier front in 2019 and 2020, where it started being deposited proglacially while Lower Brenndalsbreen kept receding. The 2010 Brenndalsbreen rock avalanche may not be a unique event, as deposits constituting evidence of an old rock avalanche are currently melting out at the glacier front.
Investigation of the 2010 rock avalanche onto the regenerated glacier Brenndalsbreen, Norway
Landslides
Engen, Siri H. (Autor:in) / Gjerde, Marthe (Autor:in) / Scheiber, Thomas (Autor:in) / Seier, Gernot (Autor:in) / Elvehøy, Hallgeir (Autor:in) / Abermann, Jakob (Autor:in) / Nesje, Atle (Autor:in) / Winkler, Stefan (Autor:in) / Haualand, Kristine F. (Autor:in) / Rüther, Denise C. (Autor:in)
Landslides ; 21 ; 2051-2072
01.09.2024
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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