Ice mass balance and antarctic gravity change: Satellite and terrestrial perspectives

Earth Observation with CHAMP: Results from Three Years in Orbit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3-12

  Ivins, Erik R ^a   Rignot, Eric ^a   Wu, Xiaoping ^a   James, Thomas S ^b   Casassa, Gino ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS CECS   (Chile)

Author keywords

CHAMP; cryosphere; GRACE; sealevel rise

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544304152     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26800-6_1     Document Type: Chapter

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