Reanalysis of multi-temporal aerial images of Storglaciären, Sweden (1959- 99) - Part 2: Comparison of glaciological and volumetric mass balances

Cryosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-357

  Zemp, M ^a   Jansson, P ^b   Holmlund, P ^b   Gartner Roer I ^a   Koblet, T ^a   Thee, P ^c   Haeberli, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology ^*  (Sweden)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLACIOLOGY; MASS BALANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOLUME CHANGE;

NORRBOTTEN; STORGLACIAREN; SWEDEN;

EID: 77956499737     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-4-345-2010     Document Type: Article

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