Investigating surface movements of debris-covered Miage glacier, Western Italian Alps, using dendroglaciological analysis

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 180, 2007, Pages 141-152

  Pelfini, Manuela ^a   Santilli, Maurizio ^a   Leonelli, Giovanni ^a   Bozzoni, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER; GLACIOLOGY; GROWTH; ICE MOVEMENT; TREE RING;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VALLE D'AOSTA;

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA;

EID: 34247261658     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756507781833839     Document Type: Article

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