Evolution of Rhonegletscher, Switzerland, over the past 125 years and in the future: Application of an improved flowline model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2007, Pages 268-274

  Sugiyama, Shin ^a,b   Bauder, Andreas ^b   Zahno, Conradin ^b   Funk, Martin ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE FLOW; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 55349107619     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782871143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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