A New Advance of the Jan Mayen Glaciers and a Remarkable Increase of Precipitation
Abstract A new advance since about 1954 of the glaciers descending on all sides of the great volcanic mountain Beerenberg (2,277 m.) on the island of Jan Mayen (lat. 71° N., long. 8° W.) has been reported. Annual precipitation in the area appears to have risen fairly steadily and in the 1950’s had a...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1962
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027684 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000027684 |