SP1: Near-surface geomorphologic slope processes in unconsolidated material in proglacial systems and their development under conditions of quick cryospheric change
Sub-project 1 of PROSA deals with the near-surface geomorphologic slope processes in areas of unconsolidated material, e.g. on the steep lateral moraines or scree slopes. Most important, the working group examines relief changes by slope lowering processes under consideration of a fast propagating change in the cryosphere. Using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), spatially and temporally highly resolved data on extensive and intense mass movements (debris flows, fluvial / slope wash erosion and full-depth avalanches) are generated in order to attain a better understanding of the processes, the sediment transport and the morphodynamics in the proglacial area. In cooperation with sub-project 5, process and disposition models are developed (further). These help to transfer the results obtained on test surfaces to the whole investigation area.
