Observed glaciohydrological changes in China's typical monsoonal temperate glacier region since 1980s

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-188

  Pang, Hongxi ^a,b   He, Yuanqing ^b,c   Zhang, Ningning ^b,d   Li, Zongxing ^b,d   Theakstone, Wilfred H ^e  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate warming; Glaciohydrological change; Monsoonal temperate glacier; Mts. Yulong and Gongga

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER RETREAT; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MELTWATER; RIVER DISCHARGE;

CHINA; GONGGA MOUNTAIN; HENGDUAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SICHUAN;

EID: 77953347879     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-010-0016-1     Document Type: Article

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