Geometry and drainage of a retreating glacier overlying and recharging a karst aquifer, tsanfleuron-sanetsch, swiss Alps;Geometrija in odtok umikajočega se ledenika, ki prekriva in napaja kraški vodonosnik, tsanfleuron-sanetsch, švicarske alpe

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-300

  Gremaud, Vivian ^a   Goldscheider, Nico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Glacierised karst; Groundwater recharge; Ice thickness mapping; Radiomagnetotellurics; Tracer test

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DRAINAGE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GLACIER RETREAT; GROUNDWATER; ICE THICKNESS; KARST; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MELTWATER; RECHARGE; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND; TSANFLEURON GLACIER; VALAIS;

EID: 78149459905     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3986/ac.v39i2.100     Document Type: Article

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