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标题：Brief communication "Historical glacier length changes in West Greenland"
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作者：P. W. Leclercq ; A. Weidick ; F. Paul 等
期刊名称：The Cryosphere
印刷版ISSN：1994-0416
电子版ISSN：1994-0424
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：6
页码：1339-1343
DOI：10.5194/tc-6-1339-2012
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：Past glacier fluctuations provide insight into glacier dynamics, climate change, and the contribution of glaciers to sea-level rise. Here, the length fluctuations since the 19th century of 18 local glaciers in West and South Greenland are presented, extending and updating the study by Weidick (1968). The studied glaciers all showed an overall retreat with an average of 1.2 ± 0.2 km over the 20th century, indicating a general rise of the equilibrium line along the west coast of Greenland during the last century. Furthermore, the average rate of retreat was largest in the first half of the 20th century.