Antarctic surface and subsurface snow and ice melt fluxes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1469-1481

  Liston, Glen E ^a   Winther, Jan Gunnar ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUXES; ICE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MELTING; SNOW;

BLUE-ICE; ENERGY BALANCE MODEL; SNOW MELTING; SURFACE MELTWATER PRODUCTION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ENERGY BALANCE; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW COVER;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

EID: 20544470984     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3344.1     Document Type: Article

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