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Climate Change Impact on Small Glaciers by Nicholas Cifra is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes research on changes in small glaciers over the 20th century and their relationship to climate change. It analyzes data on glacier mass balance and volume changes from 1961-1997, finding an overall average annual loss of 147 mm water equivalent per year, totaling 3.7 thousand cubic km over 37 years. The data show increasing losses over time, with a shift in the mid-1970s to more rapid loss and further acceleration in the last decade consistent with climatic warming. Analysis of longe
- Author
- Nicholas Cifra
- Language
- EN