Sensitivity of ocean circulation and sea-ice conditions to loss of West Antarctic ice shelves and ice sheet

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 182, 2007, Pages 490-498

  Bougamont, Marion ^a,c   Hunke, Elizabeth C ^b   Tulaczyk, Slawek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; ICE COVER; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POLYNYA; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 37549061406     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307783258440     Document Type: Article

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