Meltwater production in Antarctic blue-ice areas: Sensitivity to changes in atmospheric forcing

Polar Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 283-290

  Liston, Glen E ^a   Bruland, Oddbjørn ^b   Winther, Jan Gunnar ^c   Elvehøy, Hallgeir ^d   Sand, Knut ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; GRAIN SIZE; MELTWATER; MODEL; PENETRATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; DRONNING MAUD LAND;

EID: 0033499084     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.1999.tb00305.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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