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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2-141-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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05 Mar 2014
Research article |
| 05 Mar 2014
A two-sided approach to estimate heat transfer processes within the active layer of the Murtèl–Corvatsch rock glacier
M. Scherler
Departement of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
now at: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
S. Schneider
Departement of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
M. Hoelzle
Departement of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Departement of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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