Point measurements of mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet using precision vertical Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16295-16301

  Hamilton, Gordon S ^a   Whillans, Ian M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0034631660     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900102     Document Type: Review

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