Changes in areal extent, elevation and volume of Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada, as estimated from a series of maps produced between 1919 and 1979

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 60-65

  Reynolds, J R ^a   Young, G J ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 4043134627     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0260305500011940     Document Type: Article

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