Surface elevation and mass changes of all Swiss glaciers 1980-2010

Cryosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 525-540

  Fischer, M ^a   Huss, M ^a,b   Hoelzle, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MODEL VALIDATION;

ALPS;

EID: 84924962268     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-9-525-2015     Document Type: Article

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