Impact of impurities and cryoconite on the optical properties of the Morteratsch Glacier (Swiss Alps)

Cryosphere

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 2393-2409

  Di Mauro, Biagio ^a   Baccolo, Giovanni ^a,b   Garzonio, Roberto ^a   Giardino, Claudia ^c   Massabò, Dario ^d,e   Piazzalunga, Andrea ^f   Rossini, Micol ^a   Colombo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^f Water and Life Lab SRL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DUST; ELEMENTAL CARBON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPERION; MORAINE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC CARBON; SATELLITE DATA; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; VALLEY GLACIER;

GRAUBUNDEN; MORTERATSCH GLACIER; SWITZERLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 85032811787     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-11-2393-2017     Document Type: Article

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