Modelling the Vadret da Tschierva, Switzerland: calibration with the historical length record and future response to climate change

The Vadret da Tschierva (Vd Tschierva) is a 4 km long glacier in the Swiss Alps spanning an altitude range of 2400–4049 m a.s.l. Length observations since 1855 show steady retreat interrupted by a period of advance from 1965 until 1985. The total retreat is ~2200 m (period 1855–2018). We have studie...

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Main Authors: Johannes Oerlemans, Felix Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143021000824/type/journal_article