Atmospheric warming drives shallow rock slope instability via irreversible joint opening
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-025-02659-9" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10346-025-02659-9</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Atmospheric warming drives shallow rock slope instability via irreversible joint opening
Original language description
Rock slopes are exposed to atmospheric temperature fluctuations, which affect the evolution of stresses and strains across various timescales. Climate change is modifying the thermal regime of rock masses, potentially accelerating processes associated with weathering and gravitational deformation. While current thermal and mechanical conditions of rock slopes can be monitored in situ, predicting their long-term evolution remains challenging. In this study, thermal and joint displacement data were used to calibrate a semi-coupled thermo-mechanical model of a rock slope at Pastýřská stěna in Děčín, Czechia. The model was then fed with projected temperatures over the next hundred years. Simulations showed progressive, irreversible joint opening and rock face displacement, suggesting increased instability in the slope’s near-surface zone. These findings demonstrate that continued atmospheric warming in temperate climates may significantly impact the long-term stability of rock slopes, warranting systematic consideration of the role of thermal regimes at the atmosphere-ground interface.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10508 - Physical geography
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Landslides
ISSN
1612-510X
e-ISSN
1612-5118
Volume of the periodical
22
Issue of the periodical within the volume
November
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
11
UT code for WoS article
001621420100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105022939448