Calibration of glacier volume-area relations from surface extent fluctuations and application to future glacier change

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 195, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Möuller, Marco ^a   Schneider, Christoph ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIOLOGY; ICE CAP; MODELING;

CHILE; GRAN CAMPO NEVADO; MAGALLANES; PATAGONIA;

EID: 77954094895     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310791190866     Document Type: Article

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