The physical evolution of and the anthropic impact on a glacier subjected to a high influx of tourists:Vedretta Piana Glacier (Italian Alps)

Authors

  • Guglielmina Diolaiuti Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy Author
  • Carlo D'Agata Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy Author
  • Mauro Pavan Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italia Author
  • Giorgio Vassena Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy Author
  • Carlo Lanzi Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy Author
  • Mario Pinoli Montana S.r.l. Author
  • Manuela Pelfini Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy Author
  • Massimo Pecci ISPESL , Roma, Italy Author
  • Claudio Smiraglia Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy Author

Keywords:

Glaciers, Tourism, Vedretta Piana, Alps

Abstract

Vedretta Piana Glacier is situated in Valle di Trafoi, near Stelvio Pass (Italian Alps). Summer skiing has been a popular sport on this glacier for over seventy years. On this glacier a study for determining its recent evolution was carried out by means of a quantitative, detailed analysis (GPS and GPR surveys) carried out in 1999 and in 2000. The data elaboration shows that the loss of ice and snow during the September 1999 - September 2000 period was equal to 938.920 m3. The specific net mass balance for the 1999/2000 hydrological year thus amounts to –2.138 mm. The glacier’s mean thickness proved to be equal to 71 m. The glacier volume proved to be equal to 72.500.000 m3 over a surface area of about 1 km2. The survival time of the glacier is valued of about 35 years.

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2024-06-26

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How to Cite

Diolaiuti, G., D'Agata, C., Pavan, M., Vassena, G., Lanzi, C., Pinoli, M., Pelfini, M., Pecci, M., & Smiraglia, C. (2024). The physical evolution of and the anthropic impact on a glacier subjected to a high influx of tourists:Vedretta Piana Glacier (Italian Alps). Geografia Fisica E Dinamica Quaternaria, 24(2), 199-201. https://www.gfdq.glaciologia.it/index.php/GFDQ/article/view/434

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