Spatial and temporal characteristics of a long mass balance record, Storglaciären, Sweden

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 432-437

  Jansson, Peter ^a   Pettersson, Rickard ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STORGLACIAREN; SWEDEN;

EID: 36048994711     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-041)[JANSSON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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