Ice aprons and hanging glaciers : new insights from optical and SAR remote sensing of the Mont-Blanc massif (western European Alps)

Although numerous in the Alpine ranges, hanging glaciers and ice/snow aprons on the high mountain permafrost-affected rock faces are poorly known glacial systems. Ice aprons are small ice bodies of irregular outlines lying on steep slopes. They are significant elements of high mountain landscapes, a...

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Main Author: Kaushik, Suvrat
Other Authors: Chambéry, Ravanel, Ludovic, Trouvé, Emmanuel, Yan, Yajing, Magnin, Florence
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://www.theses.fr/2023CHAMA003/document