Borehole drainage and its implications for the investigation of glacier hydrology: Experiences from Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 797-813

  Gordon, Shulamit ^a   Sharp, Martin ^a   Hubbard, Bryn ^b   Willis, Ian ^c   Smart, Chris ^d   Copland, Luke ^a   Harbor, Jon ^e   Ketterling, Bradley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole drainage; Subglacial hydrology; Temperate glaciers

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DRILLING; GLACIERS; HYDROLOGY;

SUBGLACIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

DRAINAGE;

BOREHOLE; DRAINAGE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER FLOW;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035871846     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.184     Document Type: Article

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