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Research article
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21 May 2015
Research article |
| 21 May 2015
Unlocking annual firn layer water equivalents from ground-penetrating radar data on an Alpine glacier
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
A. Eichler
Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
M. Schwikowski
Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
M. Hoelzle
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Short summary
This study presents a method for estimating annual accumulation rates on a temperate Alpine glacier based on the interpretation of internal reflection horizons in helicopter-borne ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data. In combination with a simple model for firn densification and refreezing of meltwater, GPR can be used not only to complement existing mass balance monitoring programmes but also to retrospectively extend newly initiated time series.
This study presents a method for estimating annual accumulation rates on a temperate Alpine...
