Movement Studies on a Hanging Glacier in Relation with an Ice Avalanche

Abstract In 1972 the state of a hanging glacier on the Weisshorn gave cause for alarm, as part of it seemed to be accelerating and a repetition of an earlier avalanche of ice seemed possible (see Röthlisberger, previous abstract). For this reason movement surveys were undertaken. The various surveyi...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Flotron, André
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1977
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000029592
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000029592