A thermo-mechanical model for glacier stability analysis

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Authors: Bellin, Alberto
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Abstract

This software performs stability analyses of a glacier using gridded data on basal slope, aspect, and ice thickness. It has been used to simulate the conditions that led to the collapse of the Punta Rocca glacier, a portion of the Marmolada glacier in northeastern Italy, that occurred on July 3, 2022. Details on the stability analysis are provided here: Baroni, C., Frassi, C., Salvatore, M. C., Pugno, N. M., Carturan, L., Berton, A., and Bellin, A., Climate warming and ice weakening trigger Alpine glacier collapses: the Marmolada case, Geophysical Review Letters, 2026

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
16 March 2026