The upper Rofental is known to have discontinuous permafrost. A limited range of measurements has been undertaken in the area to examine the extent and properties of the permafrost areas.

Rock glacier inventories:

Rock glaciers in the Rofental are included in the Tirolean Rock Glacier inventory

Key publications for rock glacier inventories:

• Krainer, K. and Ribis, M.(2012): A Rock Glacier Inventory of the Tyrolean Alps (Austria), Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 105/2, 32 - 47.

Permafrost measurements:

Additional remotely sensed, geophysical and thermal investigations of permafrost have been carried out in the region - particularly on Rofenberg.

Key publications for geophysical measurements of permafrost:

• Klug, C.; Rieg, L.; Ott, P.; Mössinger, M.; Sailer, R.; Stötter, J. (2017): A Multi-Methodological Approach to Determine Permafrost Occurrence and Ground Surface Subsidence in Mountain Terrain, Tyrol, Austria. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 28/1, 249-265.
  

• Sailer, R.; Bollmann, E.; Hoinkes, S.; Rieg, L.; Sproß, M. and Stötter, J. (2012): Quantification of geomorphodynamics in glaciated and recently deglaciated terrain based on airborne laser scanning data. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 94/1, 17-32.

• Bollmann, E; Girstmair, A; Mitterer, S; Krainer, K; Sailer, R. and Stötter, J. (2015): A Rock Glacier Activity Index Based on Rock Glacier Thickness Changes and Displacement Rates Derived from Airborne Laser Scanning. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 26/4, 347 - 359.

Much of the permafrost work in the region was done in the context of the Climate change consequences for the cryosphere (C4AUSTRIA) project, and further results and details of data collected are available in the project Final Report.