Retreating alpine glaciers: Increased melt rates due to accumulation of dust (Vadret da Morteratsch, Switzerland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 192, 2009, Pages 729-736

  Oerlemans, J ^a   Giesen, R H ^a   Van Den Broeke, M R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALGA; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DATA SET; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GEOACCUMULATION; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER RETREAT; MELTING; METEOROLOGY; MORAINE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VALLEY GLACIER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; MORTERATSCHGLETSCHER; SWITZERLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 70350145689     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309789470969     Document Type: Article

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