Current Behaviour and Dynamics of the Lowermost Italian Glacier (Montasio Occidentale, Julian Alps)

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-96

  Carturan, Luca ^a   Baldassi, Giovanni A ^a   Bondesan, Aldino ^a   Calligaro, Simone ^a   Carton, Alberto ^a   Cazorzi, Federico ^b   Dalla Fontana, Giancarlo ^a   Francese, Roberto ^c   Guarnieri, Alberto ^a   Milan, Nicola ^a   Moro, Daniele ^d   Tarolli, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^d Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avalanche fed glaciers; Climatic change; Geomorphological surveys; Geophysical surveys; Laser scanner surveys; Low altitude glaciers; Small glaciers

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER; LITTLE ICE AGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; JULIAN ALPS;

EID: 84873543207     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoa.12002     Document Type: Article

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