Vertical motion and ice thickness variation in western North America

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-256

  Trupin, Andrew S ^a   Easson, Damien A ^a   Han, DaZhong ^b  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRID DATA SET; ICE THICKNESS; MASS BALANCE; SEA LEVEL FALL; UPLIFT;

NORTH AMERICA, (WEST);

TIDE GAGES;

ICE THICKNESS; MOUNTAIN GLACIERS; NORTH AMERICAN; PRIOR ESTIMATES; RADIAL DISPLACEMENTS; SEA-LEVEL DROPS; TIME-AVERAGED; VERTICAL MOTIONS;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 0029769767     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95GL03454     Document Type: Article

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