Modelling the evolution of Vadret da Morteratsch, Switzerland, since the Little Ice Age and into the future

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 60, Issue 224, 2014, Pages 1208-1220

  Zekollari, Harry ^a   Fürst, Johannes Jakob ^a   Huybrechts, Philippe ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Glacier flow; Glacier fluctuations; Ice dynamics; Mountain glaciers

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; LITTLE ICE AGE; VOLUME CHANGE; WARMING;

GRAUBUNDEN; MORTERATSCH GLACIER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84926634295     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014JoG14J053     Document Type: Article

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