Mass balance loss of Mount Baker, Washington glaciers 1990-2010

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2601-2607

  Pelto, Mauri ^a   Brown, Courtenay ^b  

^a Nichols College   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accumulation area ratio; Balance gradient; Glacier mass balance; North Cascades

Indexed keywords

AREA RATIOS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; LONGITUDINAL PROFILE; MASS BALANCE; NORTH CASCADES; STEADY STATE; SURFACE MASS BALANCE; WASHINGTON;

HYDROLOGY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ELEVATION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT BAKER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84864766280     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9453     Document Type: Article

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