Evidence towards a thermal lag in the response of Kårsaglaciä ren, northern Sweden, to climate change

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 205, 2011, Pages 895-903

  Rippin, David M ^a   Carrivick, Jonathan L ^b   Williams, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MELTWATER; MOUNTAIN; PALEOCLIMATE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARCTIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 80655135663     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311798043672     Document Type: Article

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