Characteristics of mountain glaciers in the northern Japanese Alps
Since 2012, seven perennial snow patches in the northern Japanese Alps have been determined to be very small glaciers (VSGs: <0.5 km2). However, it had not been determined how such glaciers could be maintained in such a warm climate. In this study, we calculate the annual mass balance, accumulati...
Published in: | The Cryosphere |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1091-2022 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/16/1091/2022/tc-16-1091-2022.pdf https://doaj.org/article/e421d822f56945cf82e216c9f1aa066d |