Mass-balance characteristics of Ürümqi glacier No. 1, Tien Shan, China

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2006, Pages 323-328

  Han, Tianding ^a   Ding, Yongjian ^a   Ye, Baisheng ^a   Liu, Shiyin ^a   Jiao, Keqin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TIEN SHAN; URUMQI RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33846071590     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756406781811961     Document Type: Conference Paper

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