Glacier mass loss induced the rapid growth of Linggo Co on the central Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 207, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Lei, Yanbin ^a   Yao, Tandong ^a   Yi, Chaolu ^a   Wang, Weicai ^a   Sheng, Yongwei ^b   Li, Junli ^a   Joswiak, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GIS; GLACIER; GLACIOLOGY; ICE THICKNESS; MELTWATER; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84860327270     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J025     Document Type: Article

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