Lidar snow cover studies on glaciers in the Ötztal Alps (Austria): comparison with snow depths calculated from GPR measurements

Abstract. The storage of water within the seasonal snow cover is a substantial source of runoff in high mountain catchments. Information about the spatial distribution of snow accumulation is necessary for calibration and validation of hydro-meteorological models. Generally, only a small number of p...

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Main Authors: Helfricht, Kay (Author) , Kuhn, Michael (Author) , Keuschnig, Markus (Author) , Heilig, Achim (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 7 January 2014
In: The Cryosphere
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-57
ISSN:1994-0424
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-41-2014
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-41-2014
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/8/41/2014/
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Author Notes:K. Helfricht, M. Kuhn, M. Keuschnig, and A. Heilig

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