Spatially distributed surface energy balance and ablation modelling on the ice cap of King George Island (Antarctica)

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 45-58

  Braun, Matthias ^a,b   Hock, Regine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ablation; Antarctica; Climatic change; Distributed modelling; King George Island; Snowmelt; South Shetland Islands; Surface energy balance

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ENERGY BALANCE; MASS BALANCE; NET RADIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SNOWMELT;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 3242737765     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.11.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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