Recent glacier retreat exceeds internal variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 3069-3081

  Reichert, B K ^a   Bengtsson, L ^a   Oerlemans, J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLACIERS; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLCANOES;

ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; INTERNAL VARIATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLACIER RETREAT;

NIGARDSBREEN; NORWAY; RHONEGLETSCHER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0036863672     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<3069:RGREIV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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