Structure, morphology and water flux of a subglacial drainage system, Midtdalsbreen, Norway

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 25, 2012, Pages 3810-3829

  Willis, Ian C ^a   Fitzsimmons, Chris D ^a   Melvold, Kjetil ^b   Andreassen, Liss M ^b,c   Giesen, Rianne H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Degree day melt model; Digital elevation model; Dye tracing; Glacier hydrology; Water discharge

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE WIDTH; CAVITY SYSTEM; DEGREE-DAY MODEL; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DYE TRACING; EFFICIENT SYSTEMS; GLACIER HYDROLOGY; HYDRAULIC POTENTIAL; PROGLACIAL STREAMS; WATER DISCHARGES; WATER FLUX; WATER PRESSURES;

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING; SURVEYING;

WATER INJECTION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; DYE TRACER; FLUID INJECTION; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER; HYDRAULICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

HORDALAND; MIDTDALSBREEN; NORWAY;

EID: 84870502408     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8431     Document Type: Article

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