The thermal regime of the active layer at the Murtèl rock glacier based on data from 2002

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-282

  Hanson, Susanne ^a   Hoelzle, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active layer; Blocky material; Swiss Alps; Thermal regime

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR TEMPERATURE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; ROCK GLACIER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL REGIME;

EID: 4644338697     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.499     Document Type: Article

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