Assessment of the surface mass balance along the K-transect (Greenland ice sheet) from satellite-derived albedos

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2005, Pages 107-117

  Greuell, Wouter ^a   Oerlemans, Johannes ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE SHEET; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 33748319385     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781812682     Document Type: Conference Paper

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