Temperature, accumulation, and ice sheet elevation in central Greenland through the last deglacial transition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C12, 1997, Pages 26383-26396

  Cuffey, Kurt M ^a   Clow, Gary D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; GISP2; ICE SHEET ELEVATION; LAST DEGLACIATION; PALAEOCLIMATE; TEMPERATURE HISTORY;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0031448612     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03981     Document Type: Article

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