Chemical characteristics and environmental significance of fresh snow deposition on Urumqi Glacier No. 1 of Tianshan Mountains, China

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 389-397

  Li, Zhongqin ^a,b   Li, Huilin ^a,c   Dong, Zhiwen ^a,c   Zhang, Mingjun ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fresh snow; Snow chemistry; Tianshan Mountains; Urumqi Glacier No. 1

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957796298     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-010-0412-6     Document Type: Article

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