Climatology of Andean glaciers: A framework to understand glacier response to climate change

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 86-87, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-109

  Sagredo, E A ^a   Lowell, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Andean glaciers; Andes; Glacier climatology; Glacier response; Glacier sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANDES; CENTRAL PATAGONIA; CLIMATE CONDITION; CLIMATIC SIGNALS; GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS; PATAGONIA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); SEMI ARID; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WET CONDITIONS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TROPICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HUMIDITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANDENES; ANDOYA; ARGENTINA; CHILE; NORWAY; PATAGONIA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA]; VESTERALEN;

EID: 84859494484     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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