Ice Pyramids on Glaciers
Abstract Waves of ice on the Gorner Glacier (Switzerland) are described. These finally assume an appearance very similar to the ice pyramids of the Himalaya. The author shows that the former originate as avalanche snow which remains above the general surface of the glacier through its lightness and...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1950
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000012570 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000012570 |
| Summary: | Abstract Waves of ice on the Gorner Glacier (Switzerland) are described. These finally assume an appearance very similar to the ice pyramids of the Himalaya. The author shows that the former originate as avalanche snow which remains above the general surface of the glacier through its lightness and greater resistance to ablation than the denser glacier ice, and suggests, as do Visser and others, that some Himalayan ice pyramids also originate as avalanche snow. |
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