Numerical modelling of the ice sheet in western Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica: Impacts of present, past and future climates

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue 152, 2000, Pages 54-66

  Naslund J O ^a   Fastook, J L ^b   Holmlund, P ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 0342368236     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756500781833331     Document Type: Article

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