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GLACIERS AND WATER SUPPLY
Author(s) -
Meier Mark F.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1969.tb03696.x
Subject(s) - glacier , water supply , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , civilization , earth science , water resource management , physical geography , environmental science , geography , geomorphology , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , environmental engineering
Glaciers are one of the few large sources of water supply that remain unexploited. With the advance of civilization into the subpolar regions, a better understanding of glacier hydrology becomes increasingly important.