Changes in Greenland ice sheet elevation attributed primarily to snow accumulation o variability

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6798, 2000, Pages 877-879

  McConnell, J R ^a   Arthern, R J ^b   Mosley Thompson, E ^c   Davis, C H ^d   Bales, R C ^e   Thomas, R ^f   Burkhart, J F ^e   Kyne, J D ^g  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f EG&G   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; SNOW;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FIRN; ICE SHEET; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENLAND; MELTING POINT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0034710662     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35022555     Document Type: Article

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