Estimating equilibrium-line altitude (ELA) from glacier inventory data
A glacier's most fundamental altitude is the equilibrium-line altitude (ELA) because it divides the glacier into ablation and accumulation areas. The best parameterization of the ELA for glacier inventory is the balanced-budget ELA. We discuss direct estimation of balanced-budget ELA from mass-...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2009
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/79fd8040-295b-48b6-8ada-dcd6afea775d https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/files/27671273/POST-PEER-REVIEW-PUBLISHERS.PDF |