Projections of global mean sea level rise calculated with a 2D energy-balance climate model and dynamic ice sheet models

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 486-502

  De Wolde, J R ^a   Huybrechts, P ^b   Oerlemans, J ^a   Van De Wal, R S W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODEL; ICE SHEET; SEA LEVEL RISE;

ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0031396287     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v49i4.14685     Document Type: Article

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