Early onset of rainy season suppresses glacier melt: A case study on Zhadang glacier, Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 192, 2009, Pages 755-758

  Kang, Shichang ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Gao, Tanguang ^a   Zhang, Yongjun ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Yu, Wusheng ^a   Yao, Tandong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 70350148765     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309789470978     Document Type: Letter

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