Changes of the hydrological cycle in two typical Chinese monsoonal temperate glacier basins: A response to global warming?

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 771-780

  Pang, Hongxi ^a   Li, Zongxing ^b,c   Theakstone, Wilfred H ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

global warming; hydrological cycle; temperate glacier basins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864453090     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-012-0962-x     Document Type: Article

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