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Human–environment dynamics in the high-mountain cryosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2015

By
Christian Huggel ,
Mark Carey ,
John J. Clague  and
Andreas Kääb
Edited by
Christian Huggel ,
Mark Carey ,
John J. Clague  and
Andreas Kääb
Christian Huggel
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich
Mark Carey
Affiliation:
University of Oregon
John J. Clague
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
Andreas Kääb
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
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The High-Mountain Cryosphere
Environmental Changes and Human Risks
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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