Solar radiation, cloudiness and longwave radiation over low-latitude glaciers: Implications for mass-balance modelling

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 190, 2009, Pages 292-302

  Mölg, Thomas ^a   Cullen, Nicolas J ^b   Kaser, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD COVER; GLACIER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MASS BALANCE; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KERSTEN GLACIER; KILIMANJARO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 67650891900     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309788608822     Document Type: Article

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