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Sep 2026
Annual changes in firn density and compaction under Alpine Climate conditions: first multi-year CMP radar observations from the Grosser Aletschgletscher
Abstract. The glacier mass balance is driven by primary processes such as snowfall and surface melt. Secondary processes, like firn pack warming, percolation, and refreezing, are becoming more important even in high-elevation basins, which are triggered by warming Alpine regions. All these processes are functionally re...
Akash M. Patil, Christoph Mayer, T. Jenk et al.
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