Transmission of solar radiation through clouds on melting glaciers: A comparison of parameterizations and their impact on melt modelling

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 202, 2011, Pages 367-381

  Pellicciotti, Francesca ^a   Raschle, Thomas ^a   Huerlimann, Thomas ^a   Carenzo, Marco ^a   Burlando, Paolo ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; EROSION RATE; GLACIER; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOWMELT; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER STATION;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79960260839     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796406013     Document Type: Article

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