Recent changes (1991-2010) in glacier mass balance and air temperature in the European Alps

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 63, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Braithwaite, Roger J ^a   Raper, Sarah C B ^b   Candela, Romain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALPS;

EID: 84881637441     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013AoG63A285     Document Type: Article

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