Interannual variability in the spatial distribution of winter accumulation at a high-Arctic glacier (Finsterwalderbreen, Svalbard), and its relationship with topography

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2005, Pages 243-248

  Hodgkins, Richard ^a,b   Cooper, Richard ^c   Wadham, Jemma ^d   Tranter, Martyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GLACIER; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 33748311950     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781812718     Document Type: Conference Paper

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