Short term variations of tracer transit speed on alpine glaciers

Cryosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-396

  Werder, M A ^a   Schuler, T V ^b   Funk, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY; DISCHARGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE MARGIN; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRACER; VALLEY GLACIER;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; GORNER GLACIER; SWITZERLAND; UNTERAARGLETSCHER; VALAIS;

EID: 77957192127     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-4-381-2010     Document Type: Article

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