Observed changes of cryosphere in China over the second half of the 20th century: An overview

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2007, Pages 382-390

  Xiao, Cunde ^a,b   Liu, Shiyin ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a   Wu, Qingbai ^a   Li, Peiji ^a   Liu, Chunzhen ^c   Zhang, Qiwen ^d   Ding, Yongjian ^b   Yao, Tandong ^a,e   Li, Zhongqin ^b   Pu, Jiancheng ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL FORECASTING CENTER   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COLD REGION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRYOSPHERE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FROZEN GROUND; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE THICKNESS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RIVER ICE; SEA ICE; SNOW COVER; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ASIA; BOHAI SEA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 55349132768     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782871396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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