Multi-year analysis of distributed glacier mass balance modelling and equilibrium line altitude on King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula

The South Shetland Islands are located at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP). This region was subject to strong warming trends in the atmospheric surface layer. Surface air temperature increased about 3 K in 50 years, concurrent with retreating glacier fronts, an increase in melt a...

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Main Authors: U. Falk, D. A. López, A. Silva-Busso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-04-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/1211/2018/tc-12-1211-2018.pdf