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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1247-2019
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Research article
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15 Apr 2019
Research article |
| 15 Apr 2019
| 15 Apr 2019
Avalanches and micrometeorology driving mass and energy balance of the lowest perennial ice field of the Alps: a case study
Rebecca Mott
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric
Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Andreas Wolf
Institute for Karst and Cave Science, Germany
Maximilian Kehl
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric
Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Harald Kunstmann
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric
Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Michael Warscher
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric
Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Thomas Grünewald
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
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Short summary
The mass balance of very small glaciers is often governed by anomalous snow accumulation, winter precipitation being multiplied by snow redistribution processes, or by suppressed snow ablation driven by micrometeorological effects lowering net radiation and turbulent heat exchange. In this study we discuss the relative contribution of snow accumulation (avalanches) versus micrometeorology (katabatic flow) on the mass balance of the lowest perennial ice field of the Alps, the Ice Chapel.
The mass balance of very small glaciers is often governed by anomalous snow accumulation, winter...
