Damma Glacier

The Damma Glacier (German: Dammagletscher) is a small glacier situated in the central Swiss Alps.^[1][2] It has been in retreat since around 1850.^[3] The area between the front of the retreating glacier and the moraine from the most recent glacier recession – called the glacial forefield^[4] – measures 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) and is composed of granitic rocks.^[3][1]

Damma Glacier

See also

• List of glaciers in Switzerland
• Swiss Alps

External links

• Swiss glacier monitoring network

References

1. Frey, Beat; Rieder, Stefan R.; Brunner, Ivano; Plötze, Michael; Koetzsch, Stefan; Lapanje, Ales; Brandl, Helmut; Furrer, Gerhard (2010). "Weathering-Associated Bacteria from the Damma Glacier Forefield: Physiological Capabilities and Impact on Granite Dissolution". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76 (14): 4788–4796. Bibcode:2010ApEnM..76.4788F. doi:10.1128/AEM.00657-10. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 2901745. PMID 20525872.
2. Magnusson, Jan; Kobierska, Florian; Huxol, Stephan; Hayashi, Masaki; Jonas, Tobias; Kirchner, James W. (2014-01-30). "Melt water driven stream and groundwater stage fluctuations on a glacier forefield (Dammagletscher, Switzerland): STREAM-GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS ON A GLACIER FOREFIELD". Hydrological Processes. 28 (3): 823–836. doi:10.1002/hyp.9633.
3. Hindshaw, Ruth S.; Tipper, Edward T.; Reynolds, Ben C.; Lemarchand, Emmanuel; Wiederhold, Jan G.; Magnusson, Jan; Bernasconi, Stefano M.; Kretzschmar, Ruben; Bourdon, Bernard (2011-06-22). "Hydrological control of stream water chemistry in a glacial catchment (Damma Glacier, Switzerland)". Chemical Geology. 285 (1): 215–230. Bibcode:2011ChGeo.285..215H. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.04.012. ISSN 0009-2541.
4. Wojcik, Robin; Eichel, Jana; Bradley, James A.; Benning, Liane G. (2021-07-01). "How allogenic factors affect succession in glacier forefields". Earth-Science Reviews. 218: 103642. Bibcode:2021ESRv..21803642W. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103642. hdl:1874/412195. ISSN 0012-8252.

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