Force-perturbation analysis of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica, suggests cause for recent acceleration

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2004, Pages 133-138

  Thomas, Robert ^a,e   Rignot, Eric ^b,e   Kanagaratnam, Pannirselvam ^c   Krabill, William ^d   Casassa, Gino ^e  

^a EG&G   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^e CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS CECS   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOATING ICE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; GROUNDING LINE; ICE THICKNESS;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; PINE ISLAND GLACIER; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844492807     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781814429     Document Type: Article

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