Automatic inference of ice models from postglacial sea level observations: Theory and application to the British Isles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B6, 2000, Pages 13179-13194

  Johnston, Paul J ^a   Lambeck, Kurt ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTGLACIAL; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 0004990376     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900074     Document Type: Article

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