Short term variations of tracer transit speed on alpine glaciers

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. A. Werder, T. V. Schuler, M. Funk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: geo; envir; Marginal Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-4-381-2010; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/4/381/2010/tc-4-381-2010.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/7cd60b07ec0f4a2584b9e9cdeb04eec5

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...