Surface mass balance of glaciers in the French Alps: Distributed modeling and sensitivity to climate change

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 175, 2005, Pages 561-572

  Gerbaux, M ^a   Genthon, C ^a   Etchevers, P ^b   Vincent, C ^a   Dedieu, J P ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GLACIER MASS BALANCE;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CROCUS;

EID: 33644692030     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756505781829133     Document Type: Article

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