Reply to comment by T. Mölg et al. on "Recent glacial recession in the Rwenzori Mountains of East Africa due to rising air temperature"

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Taylor, Richard G ^a   Mileham, Lucinda ^a   Tindimugaya, Callist ^b   Majugu, Abushen ^c   Muwanga, Andrew ^d   Nakileza, Bob ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Directorate of Water Development   (Uganda)

^c Ministry of Water Lands and Environment   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

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EID: 33845678944     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027606     Document Type: Note

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