Interannual variability of the surface mass balance of West Antarctica from ITASE cores and ERA40 reanalyses, 1958-2000

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 759-770

  Genthon, C ^a   Kaspari, S ^b   Mayewski, P A ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ICE CORE; MASS BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TIME SERIES;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; SOUTH POLE; WORLD;

EID: 24044460798     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-005-0019-2     Document Type: Article

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