Changes of the equilibrium-line altitude since the Little Ice Age in the Nepalese Himalaya

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2008, Pages 93-99

  Kayastha, Rijan Bhakta ^a,c   Harrison, Sandy P ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIATION LIMIT; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; LITTLE ICE AGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 45249102474     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756408784700581     Document Type: Conference Paper

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