Hydrologic vulnerability to climate change of the Mandrone glacier (Adamello-Presanella group, Italian Alps)

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-203

  Grossi, Giovanna ^a   Caronna, Paolo ^a   Ranzi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrological model; Mandrone glacier; Mass balance; Temperate glaciers

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MASS BALANCE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATED TRANSIENTS; SMALL-SCALE MODELING; TEMPERATE GLACIERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ABLATION; ALBEDO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOWPACK; VULNERABILITY;

ALPS; BRESCIA; CENTRAL ALPS; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MANDRONE GLACIER;

EID: 84877116800     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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