Region-wide glacier mass balances over the Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya during 1999–2011

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1263-1286

  Gardelle, J ^a   Berthier, E ^b   Arnaud, Y ^a   Kaab A ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOSPHERE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPOT;

CHINA; HENGDUAN MOUNTAINS; HIMALAYAS; KARAKORAM; PAMIRS;

EID: 84881523685     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-1263-2013     Document Type: Article

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