Detection and monitoring of stratigraphic markers and temperature trends at the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 using passive-microwave remote-sensing data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C12, 1997, Pages 26877-26886

  Shuman, C A ^a   Alley, R B ^b   Fahnestock, M A ^c   Fawcett, P J ^b,d   Bindschadler, R A ^a   White, J W C ^e   Grootes, P M ^f   Anandakrishnan, S ^b   Stearns, C R ^g  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING; GISP2; ICE SHEET SURFACE; PROXY TEMPERATURE RECORD; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE PROCESSES;

EID: 0031448158     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC02323     Document Type: Article

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