An analysis of balance velocities over the Greenland ice sheet and comparison with synthetic aperture radar interferometry

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue 152, 2000, Pages 67-74

  Bamber, J L ^a   Hardy, R J ^a   Joughin, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ICE SHEET; ICE THICKNESS; MASS BALANCE; SNOW ACCUMULATION RATE; VELOCITY;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0034123894     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756500781833412     Document Type: Article

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