Mass changes of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and shelves and contributions to sea-level rise: 1992-2002

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 175, 2005, Pages 509-527

  Zwally, H Jay ^a   Giovinetto, Mario B ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Cornejo, Helen G ^a   Beckley, Matthew A ^a   Brenner, Anita C ^b   Saba, Jack L ^a   Yi, Donghui ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER MASS BALANCE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 33144463668     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756505781829007     Document Type: Article

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