Impact of thermomechanical ice sheet coupling on a model of the 100 kyr ice age cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D8, 1999, Pages 9517-9545

  Tarasov, L ^a,b   Peltier, W Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; ICE SHEET; MODELING; PLEISTOCENE; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 0033608942     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200120     Document Type: Article

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