The formation of supraglacial debris covers by primary dispersal from transverse englacial debris bands

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1779-1792

  Kirkbride, Martin P ^a   Deline, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Ablation; Debris covered glacier; European Alps; Glacier response; Supraglacial debris

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ICE; MELTING;

CONCENTRATION FACTORS; DEBRIS-COVERED GLACIER; EUROPEAN ALPS; ICE SURFACES; MASS BALANCE; MASS LOAD; MELTING ICE; RESPONSE CHARACTERISTIC;

DEBRIS;

ABLATION; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIAL TRANSPORT; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIOLOGY; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; MORAINE;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84897063922     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3416     Document Type: Article

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