The Role of Snow and Ice in the Global Climate System: A Review

Polar Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-246

  Barry, Roger G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOSPHERE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GLOBAL CLIMATE; ICE; SNOW;

EID: 0042267859     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/789610195     Document Type: Article

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