Rapid sea-level rise from a West Antarctic ice-sheet collapse: a short-term perspective

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 44, Issue 146, 1998, Pages 157-163

  Bentley, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE SHEET COLLAPSE; SEA LEVEL RISE;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET;

EID: 0031766252     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000002446     Document Type: Article

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