Characteristics of the Antarctic surface mass balance, 1958-2002, using a regional atmospheric climate model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2005, Pages 97-104

  Van de Berg, W J ^a   Van den Broeke, M R ^a   Reijmer, C H ^a   Van Meijgaard, E ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COASTAL LANDFORM; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SLOPE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 17944363321     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781813302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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