Permafrost-based geomorphology of the Mt. Foscagno - Mt. Forcellina ridge (Adda – Inn River basins, Central Italian Alps)

The permafrost-based geomorphological map of the Mt. Foscagno – Mt Forcellina ridge (Central Italian Alps) shows the distribution of permafrost probability (high, medium, low probability, and probable absence) obtained by the application of PERMACLIM (Guglielmin et al., 2003), a GIS-based model integrating <i>Digital Elevation Model</i> (DEM) topographic data and the <i>Climatic DataBase</i> (CDB) available from <i>Automatic Weather Stations</i> (AWS). In addition, the map provides information on the outcropping bedrock, the genesis and grain size of near-surface deposits, and geomorphological features with particular reference to periglacial and glacial landforms. Moreover, the map represents locations and values of ground measurements, <i>Bottom Temperature of winter Snow cover</i> (BTS) and <i>Vertical Electric Soundings</i> (VES), and the <i>Mean Annual Air Temperature</i> (MAAT; Guglielmin et al., 2003).