An introduction to mountain glaciers as climate indicators with spatial and temporal diversity

Stefan Winkler; Trevor Chinn; Isabelle Gärtner-Roer; Samuel U. Nussbaumer; Michael Zemp; Heinz J. Zumbühl

doi:10.3112/erdkunde.2010.02.01

An introduction to mountain glaciers as climate indicators with spatial and temporal diversity

Authors

Stefan Winkler
Trevor Chinn
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
Samuel U. Nussbaumer
Michael Zemp
Heinz J. Zumbühl

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2010.02.01

Keywords:

climate change, mountain glaciers: climate indicators, diversity

Abstract

This article gives an introduction to the spatial and temporal diversity of mountain glaciers as climate indicators. Alongside some information about the present extent of mountain glaciation and available databases, some specific problems with the interpretation of mountain glacier changes are highlighted.

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Published

2010-06-30

How to Cite

Winkler, S., Chinn, T., Gärtner-Roer, I., Nussbaumer, S. U., Zemp, M., & Zumbühl, H. J. (2010). An introduction to mountain glaciers as climate indicators with spatial and temporal diversity. ERDKUNDE, 64(2), 97–118. https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2010.02.01