Rapid shrinking of glaciers in the Middle Qilian Mountain region of Northwest China during the last ~50 years

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 539-548

  Wang, Puyu ^a   Li, Zhongqin ^a,b   Gao, Wenyu ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

glacier change; Middle Qilian Mountain region; regional difference; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER RETREAT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 79960723447     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-011-0195-4     Document Type: Article

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