River-ice break-up/freeze-up: A review of climatic drivers, historical trends and future predictions

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2007, Pages 443-451

  Prowse, Terry ^a   Bonsal, B R ^a   Duguay, C R ^a   Lacroix, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLD REGION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ICE BREAKUP; ICE THICKNESS; RIVER ICE;

EID: 55349111872     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782871431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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