@article{fdi:010085868, title = {{M}echanisms of landslide destabilization induced by glacier-{R}etreat on {T}ungnakvislarjokull {A}rea, {I}celand}, author = {{L}acroix, {P}ascal and {B}elart, {J}. {M}. {C}. and {B}erthier, {E}. and {S}aemundsson, {T}. and {J}onsdottir, {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he massive worldwide deglaciation leads to more frequent slope instabilities in mountainous terrains. {T}he physical processes leading to such destabilizations are poorly constrained due to little monitoring of dynamic parameters at the local scale. {H}ere we study a very large slow-moving landslide (similar to 0.8 km(2)), on the flank of {T}ungnakvislarjokull glacier in {I}celand. {B}ased on a combination of remote sensing images, we monitor the landslide and glacier kinematics over 75 years, with a focus over the period 1999-2019 when rapid glacier wastage has been observed. {T}he landslide accelerates from 2 to 45 m/yr in the 6 years following a sudden increase in glacier mass loss. {T}his acceleration coincides with intense quake activity ({M}l < 2.8), recorded by a regional seismic network. {W}e show that this seismicity is caused by the landslide sliding on a rough surface. {T}he evolution of the quake magnitudes suggests a progressive segmentation of the landslide mass during its acceleration.}, keywords = {landslide ; glacier-retreat ; remote-sensing ; kinematics ; seismology ; asperity ; {ISLANDE} ; {TUNGNAKVISLARJOKULL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {49}, numero = {14}, pages = {e2022{GL}098302 [11 ]}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1029/2022gl098302}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085868}, }