A method of combining ICESat and GRACE satellite data to constrain Antarctic mass balance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16279-16294

  Wahr, John ^a   Wingham, Duncan ^b,d   Bentley, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE SHEET; REMOTE SENSING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034631665     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900113     Document Type: Article

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