Processes of buildup and retreat of the Greenland ice sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D4, 1999, Pages 3899-3906

  Van De Wal, R S W ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ENERGY BUDGET; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE SHEET; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE;

GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 0033608503     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200030     Document Type: Article

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