Isolating the PGR signal in the GRACE data: Impact on mass balance estimates in Antarctica and Greenland

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-30

  Barletta, V R ^a   Sabadini, R ^a   Bordoni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle; Rheology: mantle; Satellite geodesy; Time series analysis; Time variable gravity

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GRAVITY FIELD; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MASS BALANCE; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; RHEOLOGY; SATELLITE LASER RANGING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 37449024433     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03630.x     Document Type: Article

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