Glacier mass balance of Norway 1961-2010 calculated by a temperature-index model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 63, 2013, Pages 32-40

  Engelhardt, Markus ^a   Schuler, Thomas V ^a   Andreassen, Liss M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Water Res/Energy Dir   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; MASS BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOWMELT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

NORWAY;

EID: 84881620173     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013AoG63A245     Document Type: Article

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