Influence of precipitation seasonality on glacier mass balance and its sensitivity to climate change

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2008, Pages 88-92

  Fujita, Koji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

EID: 45249115710     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756408784700824     Document Type: Conference Paper

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