Ice volume distribution and implications on runoff projections in a glacierized catchment

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4543-4556

  Gabbi, J ^a   Farinotti, D ^a   Bauder, A ^a   Maurer, H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RUNOFF; DENSE NETWORK; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; ICE THICKNESS; ICE VOLUMES; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RELIABLE ESTIMATES;

CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; THICKNESS CONTROL; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ICE;

BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE THICKNESS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; TEMPORAL PERIOD; VOLUME;

MAUVOISIN DAM; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 84870516162     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4543-2012     Document Type: Article

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