Glacier change and climate forcing in recent decades at Gran Campo Nevado, southernmost Patagonia

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2007, Pages 136-144

  Möller, Macro ^a   Schneider, C ^a   Kilian, R ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE FORCING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE CAP; ICE THICKNESS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TERRAIN;

CHILE; GRAN CAMPO NEVADO; MAGALLANES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 45249123560     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782871530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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