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...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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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 |