Abstract
A well-known phenomenon in glacier dynamics is the existence of a relation
between the glacier velocity and available amount of melt water
(Zwally et al., 2002; Van de Wal et al., 2008). This relation is of particular
importance when estimating the reaction of glaciers and ice sheets to
climate change. In order to better understand this relation, detailed flow
velocity and mass balance information is crucial. For this purpose, the Institute
for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) developed a
low cost stand-alone single-frequency GPS unit to perform year round ice
velocity observations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Extended abstracts of the Workshop on Automatic weather stations on glaciers, Pontresina Switzerland |
Place of Publication | Utrecht |
Publisher | IMAU Utrecht University |
Pages | 69-72 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-90-393-5655-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | IASC Workshop, 23-26 March 2011, Pontresina (Switzerland) - Duration: 1 Jan 2011 → … |
Conference
Conference | IASC Workshop, 23-26 March 2011, Pontresina (Switzerland) |
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Period | 1/01/11 → … |