Humidity conditions in the Western Karakorum as indicated by climatic data and corresponding distribution patterns of the montane and alpine vegetation

Authors

  • Sabine Miehe
  • Thomas Cramer
  • Jens-Peter Jacobsen
  • Matthias Wininger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.1996.03.03

Keywords:

Karakorum, altitudinal belts, climate, alpine vegetation, humidity, high mountains, montane vegetation, vegetation, alpine

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1996-09-30

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Miehe, S., Cramer, T., Jacobsen, J.-P., & Wininger, M. (1996). Humidity conditions in the Western Karakorum as indicated by climatic data and corresponding distribution patterns of the montane and alpine vegetation. ERDKUNDE, 50(3), 190–204. https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.1996.03.03

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Vol. 50 No. 3 (1996)

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