Climate variability in West Antarctica derived from annual accumulation-rate records from ITASE firn/ice cores

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2004, Pages 585-594

  Kaspari, Susan ^a   Mayewski, Paul A ^a   Dixon, Daniel A ^a   Spikes, Vandy Blue ^a   Sneed, Sharon B ^a   Handley, Michael J ^a   Hamilton, Gordon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ICE CORE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844488055     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781814447     Document Type: Article

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