Surface-layer turbulence, energy balance and links to atmospheric circulations over a mountain glacier in the French Alps

Surface-layer turbulence, energy balance and links to atmospheric circulations over a mountain glacier in the French Alps

Over Saint-Sorlin Glacier in the French Alps (45° N, 6.1° E; ∼ 3 km<sup>2</sup>) in summer, we study the atmospheric surface-layer dynamics, turbulent fluxes, their uncertainties and their impact on surface energy balance (SEB) melt estimates. Results are classified with regard to large-...

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Main Authors:	M. Litt, J.-E. Sicart, D. Six, P. Wagnon, W. D. Helgason
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copernicus Publications 2017-04-01
Series:	The Cryosphere
Online Access:	http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/971/2017/tc-11-971-2017.pdf

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