Langfjordjøkelen, a rapidly shrinking glacier in northern Norway

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 209, 2012, Pages 581-593

  Andreassen, Liss M ^a   KJøllmoen, Bjarne ^a   Rasmussen, Al ^b   Melvold, Kjetil ^a   Nordli, Øyvind ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE CAP; MASS BALANCE; VOLUME;

NORWAY;

EID: 84864609316     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J014     Document Type: Review

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