Modelling of large-scale melt parameters with a regional climate model in south Greenland during the 1991 melt season

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2002, Pages 391-397

  Lefebre, Filip ^a   Gallée, Hubert ^b   Van Ypersele, Jean Pascal ^a   Huybrechts, Philippe ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Domaine Universitaire   (France)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SNOW INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ICE CORE; ICE SHEET; MELTING; MODELING;

GREENLAND;

EID: 12244280806     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756402781816889     Document Type: Article

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