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Literature Concerning the Tarfala Valley and Its Close Surroundings Tarfala Research Station Annual Report 2003/2004 Literature concerning the Tarfala valley and its close surroundings Maintained by Peter Jansson Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden New papers since 2005 Regions (A State of Knowledge Overview), Springer, Dordrecht. 243–252. Brugger, K.A., 2007. The non-synchronous response of Hock, R., Kootstra, D., & Reijmer, C., 2007. Deriving Rabots Glaciär and Storglaciären, northern Sweden, glacier mass balance from accumulation area ratio on to recent climate change: a comparative study. Ann. Storglaciären, Sweden. IAHS Publ. 318, 163–170. Glaciol. 46, 275–282. Hock, R., Radi´c, V., & de Woul, M. 2007. Climate Brugger, K.A., Refsnider, K.A. & Whitehill. 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