Short term variations of tracer transit speed on alpine glaciers

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Werder, M. A., Schuler, T. V., Funk, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Marginal Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-4-381-2010; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00028501; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00028456/tc-4-381-2010.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/4/381/2010/tc-4-381-2010.pdf

We first present the results of a series of tracer experiments conducted on an alpine glacier (Gornergletscher, Switzerland) over a diurnal discharge cycle. For these injections, a moulin was used into which an ice marginal lake was draining, providing a relatively constant discharge. The measured t...