Ice ablation as evidence of climate change in the Alps over the 20th century

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Vincent, C ^a   Kappenberger, G ^b   Valla, F ^c   Bauder, A ^d   Funk, M ^d   Le Meur, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^c Ctr Etude Machin Agric Genie Rural   (France)

^d Versuchsanst Wasserbau Hydrol/Glaz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate signal; Glacier; Mass balance

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MELTING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4143121073     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003857     Document Type: Article

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