Combined measurements of Subglacial Water Pressure and Surface Velocity of Findelengletscher, Switzerland: Conclusions about Drainage System and Sliding Mechanism

Almut Iken; Robert A. Bindschadler

doi:10.3189/S0022143000006936

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