How do glaciers respond to climate? Perspectives from the simplest models

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 217, 2013, Pages 949-960

  Harrison, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER; GLACIER RETREAT; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84891459900     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG13J048     Document Type: Article

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