Calibration of a surface mass balance model for global-scale applications

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1463-1481

  Giesen, R H ^a   Oerlemans, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; IRRADIANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 84870899587     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-1463-2012     Document Type: Article

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