Evaluating the impact of climate on snow- and ice-melt dynamics in the Taillon basin, French Pyrénées

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Evaluating the impact of climate on snow- and ice-melt dynamics in the Taillon basin, French Pyrénées. / Hannah, David M.; Mcgregor, Glenn R.

In: Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 43, No. 145, 01.01.1997, p. 563-568.

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Hannah, DM & Mcgregor, GR 1997, 'Evaluating the impact of climate on snow- and ice-melt dynamics in the Taillon basin, French Pyrénées', Journal of Glaciology, vol. 43, no. 145, pp. 563-568. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000035176

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Hannah, D. M., & Mcgregor, G. R. (1997). Evaluating the impact of climate on snow- and ice-melt dynamics in the Taillon basin, French Pyrénées. Journal of Glaciology, 43(145), 563-568. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000035176

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Hannah DM, Mcgregor GR. Evaluating the impact of climate on snow- and ice-melt dynamics in the Taillon basin, French Pyrénées. Journal of Glaciology. 1997 Jan 1;43(145):563-568. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000035176

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Hannah, David M. ; Mcgregor, Glenn R. / Evaluating the impact of climate on snow- and ice-melt dynamics in the Taillon basin, French Pyrénées. In: Journal of Glaciology. 1997 ; Vol. 43, No. 145. pp. 563-568.

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