Accumulation Characteristics on a Cold, High-Alpine Firn Saddle from a Snow-Pit Study on Colle Gnifetti, Monte Rosa, Swiss Alps

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Haeberli, W., Schotterer, U., Wagenbach, D., Schwitter, H. Haeberli, Bortenschlager, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1983
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Monte Rosa; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000008315; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000008315

Abstract In a snow pit, incorporating about 2.5 a of accumulation, on the 4 450 m high Colle Gnifetti, Monte Rosa, various snow characteristics, isotopes ( δ 18 O, 3 H), electrical conductivity, dust, trace elements, and pollen were investigated. The aim of this study was to develop a key for the st...