The impact of climate change on future frontal variations of Briksdalsbreen, western Norway

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 193, 2009, Pages 789-796

  Laumann, Tron ^a   Nesje, Atle ^b,c  

^a Raelingen Videregiaende skole ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; GLACIOLOGY; ICE THICKNESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERTURBATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

BERGEN; BRIKSDALSBREEN; HORDALAND; JOSTEDALSBREEN; NORWAY; SOGN OG FJORDANE;

EID: 75449119683     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309790152366     Document Type: Article

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