A decade (2002-2012) of supraglacial lake volume estimates across Russell Glacier, West Greenland

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-121

  Fitzpatrick, A A W ^a   Hubbard, A L ^a   Box, J E ^b   Quincey, D J ^c   Van As, D ^b   Mikkelsen, A P B ^d   Doyle, S H ^a   Dow, C F ^e   Hasholt, B ^d   Jones, G A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; DRAINAGE; ENERGY FLUX; LAKE; MELTWATER; MODIS; RUNOFF; THRESHOLD; VOLUME;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; RUSSELL GLACIER;

EID: 84893018013     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-107-2014     Document Type: Article

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