Evidence of log-periodic oscillations and increasing icequake activity during the breaking-off of large ice masses

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 187, 2008, Pages 725-737

  Faillettaz, Jérome ^a   Pralong, Antoine ^a   Funk, Martin ^a   Deichmann, Nicholas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AVALANCHE; FLOW VELOCITY; ICE BREAKUP; ICE FLOW; ICE MECHANICS; RUPTURE;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MONCH GLACIER; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS; WEISSHORN GLACIER;

EID: 57049112660     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308786570845     Document Type: Article

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