Associations between accelerated glacier mass wastage and increased summer temperature in coastal regions

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-197

  Dyurgerov, Mark ^a   McCabe, Gregory J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GLACIER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; NORTH AMERICA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646923533     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[190:ABAGMW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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