Surface climatology of the Greenland ice sheet: Greenland Climate Network 1995-1999

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 33951-33964

  Steffen, Konrad ^a   Box, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ICE SHEET; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; WEATHER STATION; WIND FIELD;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0035728380     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900161     Document Type: Review

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