A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps
Abstract Two climatic models are proposed for the fluctuation of Austrian Alpine glacier termini. The glacier record, based on annual observations by the Österreichische Alpenverein. is related to climatological data from the high-elevation Sonnblick-Observatorium. Monthly mean temperature and total...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000021511 2024-03-03T08:46:03+00:00 A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps Posamentier, Henry W. 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021511 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000021511 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 18, issue 78, page 57-65 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1977 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021511 2024-02-08T08:40:23Z Abstract Two climatic models are proposed for the fluctuation of Austrian Alpine glacier termini. The glacier record, based on annual observations by the Österreichische Alpenverein. is related to climatological data from the high-elevation Sonnblick-Observatorium. Monthly mean temperature and total precipitation during the ablation season for the concurrent plus preceding eleven years are the variables used in this analysis. The preferred model, mean temperature for June, July and August for the concurrent plus preceding seven years, is inversely related to glacier advance. This model was derived by combining those variables with the highest correlation coefficient relative to the glacier record. Mean lag time between climate and glacier termini response seems to be seven years. The second and less preferred model is derived by multiple regression analysis and includes seven variables temperature and precipitation. Variation in the glacier behavior record accounted for by the two models is 71% and 67% respectively. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 18 78 57 65 |
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Abstract Two climatic models are proposed for the fluctuation of Austrian Alpine glacier termini. The glacier record, based on annual observations by the Österreichische Alpenverein. is related to climatological data from the high-elevation Sonnblick-Observatorium. Monthly mean temperature and total precipitation during the ablation season for the concurrent plus preceding eleven years are the variables used in this analysis. The preferred model, mean temperature for June, July and August for the concurrent plus preceding seven years, is inversely related to glacier advance. This model was derived by combining those variables with the highest correlation coefficient relative to the glacier record. Mean lag time between climate and glacier termini response seems to be seven years. The second and less preferred model is derived by multiple regression analysis and includes seven variables temperature and precipitation. Variation in the glacier behavior record accounted for by the two models is 71% and 67% respectively. |
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A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps |
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A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps |
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A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps |
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A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps |
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A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps |
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