Coupling between the atmospheric circulation and extremes of the mass balance of Storglaciären, northern Scandinavia

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 229-233

  Pohjola, Veijo Allan ^a   Rogers, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE;

SWEDEN, KEBNEKAISE, STORGLACIAREN;

EID: 0031433651     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0260305500012222     Document Type: Article

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