Present-day vertical crustal deformations in West Greenland from repeated GPS observations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 865-874

  Dietrich, R ^a   Rulke A ^a   Scheinert, M ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geodesy; Geodynamics; Glacial rebound; GPS; Greenland; Sea level

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ARCTIC; DISKO BAY; GREENLAND; KANGERDLUGSSUAQ; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33745255364     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02766.x     Document Type: Article

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