Glacier changes from 1966–2009 in the Gongga Mountains, on the south-eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and their climatic forcing

In order to monitor the changes of the glaciers in the Gongga Mountain region on the south-eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, 74 monsoonal temperate glaciers were investigated by comparing the Chinese Glacier Inventory (CGI), recorded in the 1960s, with Landsat MSS in 1974, Landsat TM in...

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Main Authors: B. T. Pan, G. L. Zhang, J. Wang, B. Cao, H. P. Geng, C. Zhang, Y. P. Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-10-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/1087/2012/tc-6-1087-2012.pdf