Glacier Change in the North Cascades, Washington: 1900-2009
@inproceedings{Dick2013GlacierCI,
title={Glacier Change in the North Cascades, Washington: 1900-2009},
author={K. A. Dick},
year={2013}
}i Acknowledgements ii List of Tables iv List of Figures vi Chapter 1 Introduction Study Area 3 Previous Glacier Studies 7 Chapter 2 – Glacier Population Inventory Introduction 10 Methods 10 Results 13 Analysis 19 Discussion & Conclusions 26 Chapter 3 – Temporal Glacier Inventory Introduction 29 Methods 29 Results 33 Analysis 36 Discussion & Conclusions 59 Chapter 4 – Climate and Topographic Analysis Introduction 62 Methods 63 Results 66 Discussion & Conclusions 81 Chapter 5 – Discussion and…
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