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Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources

This book presents the impact of climate change on Mount Baker glaciers, USA, and the rivers surrounding them. Glaciers are natural reservoirs that yield their resource primarily on warm dry summer days when other sources are at their lowest yield.  This natural tempering of drought conditions will...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pelto, Mauri (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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