Temperature history and accumulation timing for the snowpack at GISP2, central Greenland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 44, Issue 146, 1998, Pages 21-30

  Shuman, C A ^a   Alley, R B ^b   Fahnestock, M A ^c   Bindschadler, R A ^a   White, J W C ^d   Winterle, J ^e   Mcconnell, J R ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWPACK; TEMPERATURE;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0031766940     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000002318     Document Type: Article

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