The 8th I.A.G./A.I.G. working group SEDIBUD met at the Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus for a series of discussions and field excursion to the Reintal. The working group included researchers from a number of countries including Germany, USA, Romania, Bulgaria, Norway, Poland, and the UK.
The meeting was opened with a keynote lecture from Michael Krautblatter, and Kerry Leith presented work investigating stress changes and fracture development in the region of the Zugspitze. Details of each of the presentations are below:
Rock slope erosion and deposition under changing climatic conditions: Lessons learnt at the Zugspitze; Michael Krautblatter, Philip Mamot, Riccardo Scandroglio
Deglaciation and stress-induced fracture propagation on the Zugspitzplatt, SE Germany; Kerry Leith, Anne Voigtländer, Jan Kupp, Benedikt Geisenhof, Michael Krautblatter