Significant contribution to total mass from very small glaciers
A single large glacier can contain tens of millions of times the mass of a small glacier. Nevertheless, very small glaciers (with area &le;1 km<sup>2</sup>) are so numerous that their contribution to the world's total ice volume is significant and may be a no...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-07-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/763/2012/tc-6-763-2012.pdf |