Modeling glacier thickness distribution and bed topography over entire mountain ranges with glabtop: Application of a fast and robust approach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Linsbauer, A ^a   Paul, F ^a   Haeberli, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; GLACIER; ICE THICKNESS; MOUNTAIN REGION; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLUME;

EID: 84864576655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002313     Document Type: Article

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