Centreline and cross-glacier air temperature variability on an Alpine glacier: assessing temperature distribution methods and their influence on melt model calculations

The spatio-temporal distribution of air temperature over mountain glaciers can demonstrate complex patterns, yet it is often represented simplistically using linear vertical temperature gradients (VTGs) extrapolated from off-glacier locations. We analyse a network of centreline and lateral air tempe...

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Main Authors: THOMAS E. SHAW, BEN W. BROCK, ÁLVARO AYALA, NICK RUTTER, FRANCESCA PELLICCIOTTI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S002214301700065X/type/journal_article