Eight-year analysis of radiative properties of clouds and its impact on melting on the Laohugou Glacier No. 12, western Qilian Mountains
Jizu Chen, Wentao Du, Shichang Kang, Xiang Qin, Weijun Sun, Yushuo Liu, Zizhen Jin, Yanzhao Li, Lihui Wang
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OvercastGlacierClimatologyEnvironmental scienceWesterliesAtmospheric sciencesCloud fractionPrecipitationArcticAir mass (solar energy)Glacier mass balanceMonsoonSnowCloud coverGeologyMeteorologyGeographyCloud computingOceanographyGeomorphologyComputer sciencePhysicsThermodynamicsSkyOperating systemBoundary layerCryospheric studies and observationsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsClimate variability and models