Alexopoulos, Konstantis; Willis, Ian C.; Pritchard, Hamish D.; Kyros, Giorgos; Kotroni, Vassiliki; Lagouvardos, Konstantinos (2026) Greek mountain snow cover halved in past four decades due to regional warming. The Cryosphere, 20 (4). doi:10.5194/tc-20-2209-2026
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| Title | Greek mountain snow cover halved in past four decades due to regional warming | ||
| Journal | The Cryosphere | ||
| Authors | Alexopoulos, Konstantis | Author | |
| Willis, Ian C. | Author | ||
| Pritchard, Hamish D. | Author | ||
| Kyros, Giorgos | Author | ||
| Kotroni, Vassiliki | Author | ||
| Lagouvardos, Konstantinos | Author | ||
| Year | 2026 (April 23) | Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 | ||
| Publisher | Copernicus GmbH | ||
| DOI | doi:10.5194/tc-20-2209-2026Search in ResearchGate | ||
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 20008635 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:20008635:8 |
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| Full Reference | Alexopoulos, Konstantis; Willis, Ian C.; Pritchard, Hamish D.; Kyros, Giorgos; Kotroni, Vassiliki; Lagouvardos, Konstantinos (2026) Greek mountain snow cover halved in past four decades due to regional warming. The Cryosphere, 20 (4). doi:10.5194/tc-20-2209-2026 | ||
| Plain Text | Alexopoulos, Konstantis; Willis, Ian C.; Pritchard, Hamish D.; Kyros, Giorgos; Kotroni, Vassiliki; Lagouvardos, Konstantinos (2026) Greek mountain snow cover halved in past four decades due to regional warming. The Cryosphere, 20 (4). doi:10.5194/tc-20-2209-2026 | ||
| In | (2026, April) The Cryosphere Vol. 20 (4). Copernicus GmbH | ||
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