Seasonal and interannual variations of firn densification and ice-sheet surface elevation at the Greenland summit

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 48, Issue 161, 2002, Pages 199-207

  Zwally, H Jay ^a   Jun, Li ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; FIRN; ICE SHEET; RADAR ALTIMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SURFACE;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0036917740     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756502781831403     Document Type: Article

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