Outlet glacier and margin elevation changes: Near-coastal thinning of the Greenland ice sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 33729-33741

  Abdalati, W ^a,b   Krabill, W ^a   Frederick, E ^a   Manizade, S ^a   Martin, C ^a   Sonntag, J ^a   Swift, R ^a   Thomas, R ^a   Wright, W ^a   Yungel, J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; ELEVATION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE THICKNESS; THINNING;

GREENLAND; KANGERDLUGSSUAQ GLACIER;

EID: 0035726744     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900192     Document Type: Article

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