Spatio-temporal variation in microclimate, the surface energy balance and ablation over a cirque glacier

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 733-758

  Hannah, David M ^a   Gurnell, Angela M ^a   McGregor, Glenn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy budget; French Pyrenees; Glacierized basin; Microclimate; Snow and ice melt

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CIRQUE; ENERGY BUDGET; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROCLIMATE; SNOWMELT;

FRANCE;

EID: 0033924491     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0088(20000615)20:7<733::AID-JOC490>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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