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Environmental Change and Impacts in the Kangerlussuaq Area, West Greenland

The K-transect in west Greenland: Automatic weather station data (1993–2016)

Paul C. J. P. Smeetsa Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Kuipers Munnekea Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-3831
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Dirk van Asb Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Michiel R. van den Broekea Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wim Boota Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Hans Oerlemansa Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Henk Snellena Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Carleen H. Reijmera Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Roderik S. W. van de Wala Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Article: S100002 | Received 15 Mar 2017, Accepted 17 Aug 2017, Published online: 20 Apr 2018

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