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Global glacial fluctuations in response to climatic change in the past 40 years.

Author(s) : DING Y.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Retreating glaciers were dominant in northern European and high Asia regions, while remarkable glacial advance emerged in different periods in northern America and the Alps regions. Sensitivity of glaciers in the varying scales to climatic change was different. Time lag for reactions to climatic change between larger glaciers (length higher than 5 km) and smaller glaciers (length lower than 5 km) has been found. In the globe, glacial fluctuations well correspond to climatic change. Fluctuation lags behind climatic change were about 8 years for larger glaciers and about 2 years for smaller glaciers.

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  • Original title: Global glacial fluctuations in response to climatic change in the past 40 years.
  • Record ID : 1997-0570
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Source: Sci. China, D - vol. 39 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1996/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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