Assessment of glacier water resources based on the glacier inventory of China

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 53, 2009, Pages 104-110

  Kang, Ersi ^a   Liu, Chaohai ^a   Xie, Zichu ^a   Xin, L I ^a   Shen, Yongping ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE BASIN; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER RETREAT; LITTLE ICE AGE; MELTWATER; OUTFLOW; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 77249136358     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756410790595822     Document Type: Article

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