Characteristics and seasonal evolution of firns and snow cornices in the high vosges mountains (Eastern France)

Erdkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-67

  Wahl, Laurent ^a   Planchon, Olivier ^b   David, Pierre Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^c Nivologist and Voluntary Meteorological Observer   (France)

Author keywords

Avalanches; Cornices; Firn; Snow cover variability; Vosges

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION RATE; FIRN; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; RAINFALL; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; VOSGES [(MNR) FRANCE]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649861579     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2009.01.04     Document Type: Article

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