Risk estimation of collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Climatic Change

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 65-91

  Vaughan, David G ^a   Spouge, John R ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL;

GLACIOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE SHEET; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0036170003     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013038920600     Document Type: Article

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