Spatial distribution of surface ablation in the terminus of Rhonegletscher, Switzerland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Sugiyama, Shin ^a   Yoshizawa, Takeshi ^a   Huss, Matthias ^b   Tsutaki, Shun ^a   Nishimura, Daisuke ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIER; GLACIOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; RHONE GLACIER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 80053530098     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756411797252185     Document Type: Article

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