Improving estimation of glacier volume change: A GLIMS case study of Bering Glacier System, Alaska

Cryosphere

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-51

  Beedle, M J ^a,d   Dyurgerov, M ^a,b   Tangborn, W ^c   Khalsa, S J S ^a   Helm, C ^a   Raup, B ^a   Armstrong, R ^a   Barry, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HyMet Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 61349195140     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-2-33-2008     Document Type: Article

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