The retreat of a tidewater glacier: Observations and model calculations on Hansbreen, Spitsbergen

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 48, Issue 163, 2002, Pages 592-600

  Vieli, Andreas ^a,b   Jania, Jacek ^c   Kolondra, Lezek ^c  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; ICEBERG CALVING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

HANSBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0037772236     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756502781831089     Document Type: Article

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