Disappearing semi-permanent snow in the High Arctic and its consequences

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 60, Issue 219, 2014, Pages 192-200

  Woo, Ming Ko ^a   Young, Kathy L ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal ice; Climate change; Ground ice; Snow; Snow ice surface processes

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; BASIN; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER; HEADWATER; POND; SNOW; STREAMFLOW; TUNDRA; WATER BUDGET; WETLAND;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 84897134337     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014JoG13J150     Document Type: Article

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