Research
Peer-reviewed publications.
Induced polarization as a tool to characterize permafrost. 2. Applications to low and high-porosity environments
Field applications of spectral induced polarization to permafrost characterisation across low and high-porosity environments, extending the geophysical toolbox for hazard monitoring on frozen ground.
Induced polarization as a tool to characterize permafrost. 1. Theory and laboratory experiments
Theory and lab experiments establishing spectral induced polarization as a quantitative geophysical proxy for ice content and unfrozen water in permafrost.
Retrogressive thaw slump morphology and dynamics in saline permafrost in Northeast Greenland
Retrogressive thaw slump dynamics in saline permafrost of Northeast Greenland, quantified from multi-temporal UAV DEMs and difference-of-DEM analysis.
Comparing GPR with ice thickness and thermal models: insights from two polythermal glaciers in West Greenland
GPR ice-thickness measurements on two polythermal glaciers in West Greenland compared against global thickness models, joined with 2D thermal modelling of warm-cold ice structure.
The glaciers of the Dolomites: last 40 years of melting
Area and volume changes of every Dolomite glacier over 1980-2023, reconstructed from historical aerial photography, drone and LiDAR.
Modelling present and future rock wall permafrost distribution in the Sisimiut mountain area, West Greenland
Rock-wall permafrost thermal state around Sisimiut, West Greenland, reconstructed from 2020-2022 temperature loggers and 2D heat-transfer simulations. Historical climate downscaled to 1870-2022, then forced forward with CMIP scenarios to 2100.
Snowpack and avalanche characterization over the 2021-2022 winter season in Sisimiut, West Greenland
First structured snowpack and avalanche dataset for Sisimiut, applying EAWS methodology to the Arctic. Seeded the operational avalanche bulletin later delivered by GWWA.
Thaw-season InSAR surface displacements and frost susceptibility mapping to support community-scale planning in Ilulissat, West Greenland
Sentinel-1 InSAR displacement mapping and community-scale frost-susceptibility model for Ilulissat, West Greenland, feeding urban planning on permafrost.
Multi-method monitoring of rockfall activity along the classic route up Mont Blanc (4809 m a.s.l.) to encourage adaptation by mountaineers
Sixty-eight days of multi-sensor rockfall monitoring on the Mont Blanc classic route, correlating fall frequency with thermal and hydrological forcing.
Rock glaciers throughout the French Alps accelerated and destabilised since 1990 as air temperatures increased
Multi-decadal velocities of 94 French Alps rock glaciers derived from historical aerial photogrammetry (1945-2018), correlated with rising air temperatures to document regional acceleration.
A general theory of rock glacier creep based on in-situ and remote sensing observations
Bulk creep factor for rock glaciers, combining a Glen-law formulation with GNSS and InSAR observations to separate geometry from material properties in surface velocity.
Qualitative risk assessment and strategies for infrastructure on permafrost in the French Alps
Qualitative risk assessment framework applied to a high-altitude infrastructure inventory in the French Alps, crossed with the Permafrost Favorability Index.
Rock glaciers automatic mapping using optical imagery and convolutional neural networks
Convolutional neural network trained on SPOT 6 imagery to detect rock glaciers, a proof of concept for large-scale automated periglacial mapping.
Investigating the slope failures at the Lou rock glacier front, French Alps
Forensic case study of the Lou rock glacier front collapse using UAV photogrammetry, GNSS, and geophysics. Identifies morphological precursors and the hydro-meteorological trigger sequence.
Evaluating the destabilization susceptibility of active rock glaciers in the French Alps
Regional destabilisation-susceptibility model for active French Alps rock glaciers, using generalised additive models on morphological indicators mapped across 2000-2013 aerial imagery.
Accounting for permafrost creep in high-resolution snow depth mapping by modelling sub-snow ground deformation
Non-rigid B-spline registration to model sub-snow ground deformation on creeping permafrost, correcting systematic errors in snow depth mapping from repeat DEMs.
Recent evolution of damage to infrastructure on permafrost in the French Alps
Empirical link between permafrost degradation and infrastructure damage in the French Alps, from a 1990-2018 database of documented maintenance events.
Modeling the precision of structure-from-motion multi-view stereo digital elevation models from repeated close-range aerial surveys
Monte Carlo framework for quantifying pixel-wise precision of SfM-MVS DEMs from repeat close-range aerial surveys, setting detection thresholds for geodetic change monitoring.
Permafrost Favorability Index: spatial modeling in the French Alps using a rock glacier inventory
Permafrost Favorability Index (PFI) for the French Alps, a GLM-based regional map built from a rock glacier inventory. Widely reused as a reference layer for infrastructure exposure and hazard studies.
Three decades of volume change of a small Greenlandic glacier using ground penetrating radar, structure from motion, and aerial photogrammetry
Three decades of Aqqutikitsoq glacier volume change from GPR, SfM, and historical aerial photogrammetry. Feeds the volumetric baseline for the Sisimiut hydropower catchment.
Application of low-cost UASs and digital photogrammetry for high-resolution snow depth mapping in the Arctic
Low-cost UAS-photogrammetry protocol for high-resolution snow depth mapping in the Arctic, tested across six sites in Svalbard and Greenland.