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Micrometeorological conditions and surface mass and energy fluxes on Lewis Glacier, Mt Kenya, in relation to other tropical glaciers
L. I. Nicholson
Center for Climate and Cryosphere, Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Center for Climate and Cryosphere, Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
ENVEO IT GmbH, Technikerstraße 21a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
T. Mölg
Chair of Climatology, Technische Universität Berlin, Rothenburgstraße 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany
G. Kaser
Center for Climate and Cryosphere, Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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