Changes in glacier dynamics under the influence of proglacial lake formation in Rhonegletscher, Switzerland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Tsutaki, Shun ^a   Nishimura, Daisuke ^a   Yoshizawa, Takeshi ^a   Sugiyama, Shin ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE FLOW; ICE MOVEMENT; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRAIN RATE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; RHONE GLACIER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 80053545622     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756411797252194     Document Type: Article

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