Forecasting temperate alpine glacier survival from accumulation zone observations
Temperate alpine glacier survival is dependent on the consistent presence of an accumulation zone. Frequent low accumulation area ratio values, below 30%, indicate the lack of a consistent accumulation zone, which leads to substantial thinning of the glacier in the accumulation zone. This thinning i...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/4/67/2010/tc-4-67-2010.pdf |