Variations and trends of the freezing and thawing index along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway for 1966-2004

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-16

  Jiang, Fengqing ^a   Hu, Ruji ^a   Li, Zhen ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Freezing and thawing index; Global warming; Qinghai Xizang Railway; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249094469     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-008-0003-y     Document Type: Article

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