Modeling the evolution of Antarctic ice sheet over the last 420,000 years: Implications for altitude changes in the Vostok region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 31943-31964

  Ritz, Catherine ^a,b   Rommelaere, Vincent ^a,b   Dumas, Christophe ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANTARCTICA; VOSTOK;

EID: 0035725409     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900232     Document Type: Article

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