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Dramatic mass loss in extreme high-elevation areas of a western Himalayan glacier: observations and modeling

Rapid climate change at high elevations has accelerated glacier retreat in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. However, due to the lack of long-term glaciological measurements, there are still uncertainties regarding when the mass loss began and what the magnitude of mass loss is at such high elevati...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Huabiao, Yang, Wei, Yao, Tandong, Tian, Lide, Xu, Baiqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27561411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30706