Climatic conditions at the Mittivakkat Glacier catchment (1994-2006), Ammassalik Island, SE Greenland, and in a 109-year perspective (1898-2006)

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-72

  Mernild, Sebastian H ^a   Hansen, Birger U ^b   Jakobsen, Bjarne H ^b   Hasholt, Bent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

109 year, perspective (1898 2006); Ammassalik Island; Arctic; Climate; Meteorology, mittivakkat glacier

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLOUD; COASTAL ZONE; FOG; GLACIER; MONITORING; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THAWING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AMMASSALIK ISLAND; ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND; MITTIVAKKAT GLACIER;

EID: 50449095458     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2008.10649574     Document Type: Article

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