Greenland ice sheet response to external forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 34047-34058

  Van Der Veen, C J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE THICKNESS;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0035727263     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900032     Document Type: Article

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