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Research article
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20 Jun 2018
Research article |
| 20 Jun 2018
| 20 Jun 2018
Local topography increasingly influences the mass balance of a retreating cirque glacier
Caitlyn Florentine
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, West Glacier, Montana 59936, USA
Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA
Joel Harper
Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA
Daniel Fagre
U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, West Glacier, Montana 59936, USA
Johnnie Moore
Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA
Erich Peitzsch
U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, West Glacier, Montana 59936, USA
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