The response of taku and lemon creek glaciers to climate

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-44

  Criscitiello, Alison S ^a   Kelly, Meredith A ^b   Tremblay, Bruno ^c,d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b HB 6105 Fairchild Hall ^*  (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FORCING; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER RETREAT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ALASKA; LEMON CREEK GLACIER; TAKU GLACIER; UNITED STATES;

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 77649228054     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-42.1.34     Document Type: Article

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