Ecological interactions in glacier environments: a review of studies on a model Alpine glacier

A Crosta, B Valle, M Caccianiga, M Gobbi… - Biological …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Glaciers host a variety of cold‐adapted taxa, many of which have not yet been described.
Interactions among glacier organisms are even less clear. Understanding ecological …

Combination of UAV and terrestrial photogrammetry to assess rapid glacier evolution and map glacier hazards

D Fugazza, M Scaioni, M Corti… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2018 - nhess.copernicus.org
Tourists and hikers visiting glaciers all year round face hazards such as sudden terminus
collapses, typical of such a dynamically evolving environment. In this study, we analyzed the …

Ice thickness distribution of all Swiss glaciers based on extended ground-penetrating radar data and glaciological modeling

M Grab, E Mattea, A Bauder, M Huss… - Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Accurate knowledge of the ice thickness distribution and glacier bed topography is essential
for predicting dynamic glacier changes and the future developments of downstream …

Potentially modified hydropower production under climate change in the Italian Alps

GM Bombelli, A Soncini, A Bianchi… - Hydrological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We present an assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on hydropower
production within a paradigmatic, very highly exploited cryospheric area of upper Valtellina …

Glacier bed surveying with helicopter-borne dual-polarization ground-penetrating radar

L Langhammer, L Rabenstein, L Schmid… - Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Traditionally, helicopter-borne ground-penetrating radar (GPR) systems are operated with a
single pair of bistatic dipole antennas to measure the thickness of glaciers. We demonstrate …

Development of a drone-based ground-penetrating radar system for efficient and safe 3D and 4D surveying of alpine glaciers

B Ruols, L Baron, J Irving - Journal of Glaciology, 2023 - cambridge.org
Recent research has highlighted the potential for high-resolution, high-density, 3D and 4D
ground-penetrating radar (GPR) acquisitions on alpine glaciers. When carried out on foot …

Recent structural evolution of Forni glacier tongue (Ortles-Cevedale group, central Italian Alps)

RS Azzoni, D Fugazza, M Zennaro, M Zucali… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Structural glaciology yields important details about the evolution of glacier dynamics in
response to climate change. The maps provided here document the occurrence and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing satellite and helicopter-based methods for observing crevasses, application in East Antarctica

SS Thompson, S Cook, B Kulessa, JP Winberry… - Cold Regions Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Knowing where crevasses are is critical for planning safe on-ice field operations. Previous
methods have ranged from real-time imaging of subsurface structures using ground …

The role of e-bike in discovering geodiversity and geoheritage

A Senese, M Pelfini, D Maragno, IM Bollati, D Fugazza… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study analyzed the challenges and benefits of the identification and promotion of a long-
distance cycleway in high mountain areas with the aim of promoting Alpine eco-and geo …

High-resolution high-accuracy orthophoto map and digital surface model of Forni Glacier tongue (Central Italian Alps) from UAV photogrammetry

V Belloni, M Di Rita, D Fugazza, G Traversa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This work presents the high-resolution high-accuracy orthophoto map and the Digital
Surface Model of Forni Glacier (Italian Alps). These represent the status of the glacier tongue …