Recent variability of the climate and glaciers in China's monsoon region

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 280, 2003, Pages 104-116

  He, Yuanqing ^a,b   Zhang, Zhongli n ^a   Theakstone, Wilfred H ^b   Chen, Tuo ^a   Yao, Tandong ^a   Zhang, David D ^c   Pang, Hongxi ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Climatic change; Monsoon region; Temperate glaciers

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; ICE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

TREE-RING INDEX;

GLOBAL WARMING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; GLACIER; MONSOON;

ASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 0042842534     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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