The main role of UPM within #LIQUIDICE is collecting field data on the internal structure of #polythermal #glaciers, using #GPR techniques, and using these data to feed numerical models to predict the temporal evolution of such glaciers under a #warming #climate, including water runoff estimates. 🗻❄️

How the shift of warm ice in #polythermal #glacier triggers #Bergsturz -sized rock slides: i.e. Bliggspitze (AT), Piz #Scerscen (CH) -> Keyword: buildup of hydrostatic pressure; new failure mechanism proposed esurf.copernicus.org/articles/13/...

A warm welcome to our new PhD student @BeerJanosch! Janosch will focus on advancing the capability to identify #polythermal #glaciers through numerical modelling 💻🏔️. This knowledge is crucial as certain types of glacier instabilities have been linked to such thermal settings.