Spatial patterns of Holocene glacier advance and retreat in Central Asia

Quaternary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-346

  Rupper, Summer ^a   Roe, Gerard ^b   Gillespie, Alan ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Climate; Energy balance; Glaciers; Holocene; Monsoon; Numerical model; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; MASS BALANCE; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SUMMER;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 70349973249     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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