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Retreat of Wurtenkees, European East Alps, since 1850
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Schoener, Wolfgang Auer, Ingeborg Böhm, Reinhard Hammer, Nikolaus Wiesinger, Thomas |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | ABSTR ACT. The retreat ofWurtenkees, a glacier of about I km2 in the Eu ropean East Alps, is described by measurement of frontal change, interpreta tion of m aps a nd a computed mass-bala nce series. Since 1850, Wurtenkees has been one of the most strongly retreating glaciers in this region. M ass balance has been measured since 1982. M easured values of the accumulation a rea rati o and the equilibrium-line altitude as well as a degreedays model are used for the description of the activity conditions of the glacier. Under present cl imatic conditions Wurtenkees would need a lowering of the mean air temperatu re during the summer season of 11.5°C to return to a balanced mass budge t. With predicted globa l warming, the glacier is likely to disappear early in the 21st century. |
| Starting Page | 102 |
| Ending Page | 105 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0260305500012003 |
| Volume Number | 24 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.igsoc.org/annals/24/igs_annals_vol24_year1997_pg102-105.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260305500012003 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
