Progress on observation of cryospheric components and climate-related studies in China

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-180

  Xiao, Cunde ^a,b   Qin, Dahe ^a   Yao, Tandong ^a,c   Ding, Yongjian ^a   Liu, Shiyin ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a   Liu, Yujie ^d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; CNC WCRP CliC; Cryosphere; Global warming; Observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349087275     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-0164-8     Document Type: Article

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