Variability in winter mass balance of Northern Hemisphere glaciers and relations with atmospheric circulation

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-72

  McCabe, Gregory J ^a   Fountain, Andrew G ^b   Dyurgerov, Mark ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS; WINTER;

EID: 0034070856     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552411     Document Type: Article

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