@article{fdi:010049699,
  title = {{M}eteorological controls on snow and ice ablation for two contrasting months on {G}lacier de {S}aint-{S}orlin, {F}rance},
  author = {{S}ix, {D}. and {W}agnon, {P}atrick and {S}icart, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {V}incent, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he influence of meteorological variables on snow/ice melting has been analyzed for two very contrasting months, in summer 2006, on {G}lacier de {S}aint-{S}orlin, {F}rench {A}lps. {J}uly 2006 was the warmest {J}uly since 1950, and {A}ugust 2006 was the coldest {A}ugust since 1979. {T}he total energy available for melting was just over half as much in {A}ugust as in {J}uly, due to a sharp decrease in net shortwave radiation and in turbulent flux. {T}his decrease of net shortwave radiation was mainly controlled by a strong increase in albedo responsible for an increase of reflected shortwave radiation, as well as by a reduction in incident shortwave radiation. {D}uring the two months, net longwave radiation remained almost unchanged. {T}he mass balance computed from energy-balance modelling or with a degree-day approach was in good agreement with measured mass balance. {D}ifferences were attributed to space and time surface aspect variations which mainly controlled the observed mass balance.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}nnals of {G}laciology},
  volume = {50},
  numero = {50},
  pages = {66--72},
  ISSN = {0260-3055},
  year = {2009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049699},
}