Calculation and visualisation of future glacier extent in the Swiss Alps by means of hypsographic modelling

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-357

  Paul, F ^a   Maisch, M ^a   Rothenbuhler C ^a,b   Hoelzle, M ^a   Haeberli, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Academia Engiadina   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; ELA0 shift; glacier change; hypsography; simple model; steady state AAR

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GLACIER; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPSOMETRY; MODELING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VISUALIZATION;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; ENGADIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33846282351     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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