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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4699-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4699-2020
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Research article
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22 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 22 Dec 2020
| 22 Dec 2020
Spatio-temporal flow variations driving heat exchange processes at a mountain glacier
Rebecca Mott
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric
Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Ivana Stiperski
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Lindsey Nicholson
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Mass balance, ice volume, and flow velocity of the Vestre Grønfjordbreen (Svalbard) from 2013/14 to 2019/20 A. Terekhov et al. 10.1080/15230430.2022.2150122
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- Correcting for Systematic Underestimation of Topographic Glacier Aerodynamic Roughness Values From Hintereisferner, Austria J. Chambers et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.691195
- Icefield Breezes: Mesoscale Diurnal Circulation in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over an Outlet of the Columbia Icefield, Canadian Rockies J. Conway et al. 10.1029/2020JD034225
- Assessing the impact of artificial geotextile covers on glacier mass balance and energy fluxes Y. Xie et al. 10.1016/j.accre.2024.10.007
- Operational snow-hydrological modeling for Switzerland R. Mott et al. 10.3389/feart.2023.1228158
- The High-resolution Intermediate Complexity Atmospheric Research (HICAR v1.1) model enables fast dynamic downscaling to the hectometer scale D. Reynolds et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-5049-2023
Latest update: 11 Jul 2025
Short summary
The Hintereisferner Experiment (HEFEX) investigated spatial and temporal dynamics of the near-surface boundary layer and associated heat exchange processes close to the glacier surface during the melting season. Turbulence data suggest that strong changes in the local thermodynamic characteristics occur when westerly flows disturbed prevailing katabatic flow, forming across-glacier flows and facilitating warm-air advection from the surrounding ice-free areas, which potentially promote ice melt.
The Hintereisferner Experiment (HEFEX) investigated spatial and temporal dynamics of the...
