Simulation of the evolution of Breidamerkurjökull in the late Holocene

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Nick, Faezeh M ^a   van der Kwast, Johannes ^b   Oerlemans, Johannes ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER ADVANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; ICE MECHANICS; ICEBERG CALVING; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ARCTIC; BREIDAMERKURJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 34547905799     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004358     Document Type: Article

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