Antarctic glacial isostatic adjustment: A new assessment

Antarctic Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 541-553

  Ivins, Erik R ^a   James, Thomas S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Glacial isostasy; Global geodesy; GRACE satellites; Mantle viscosity

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL REBOUND; ISOSTASY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33645008267     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102005002968     Document Type: Review

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