Atmospheric warming threatens the untapped glacial archive of Ortles mountain, South Tyrol

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 199, 2010, Pages 843-853

  Gabrielli, P ^a,b   Carturan, L ^c   Gabrieli, J ^d   Dinale, R ^e   Krainer, K ^f   Hausmann, H ^g   Davis, M ^b   Zagorodnov, V ^a,b   Seppi, R ^h   Barbante, C ^d   Fontana, G D ^c   Thompson, L G ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^e Provincia Auton di Bolzano R   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^g VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; FIRN; GLACIOLOGY; ICE CORE; ICE SHEET; INFILTRATION; MASS BALANCE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRESERVATION;

ITALY; ORTLES;

EID: 79551703449     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310794457263     Document Type: Article

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