A doubling in snow accumulation in the western Antarctic Peninsula since 1850

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Thomas, Elizabeth R ^a   Marshall, Gareth J ^a   McConnell, Joseph R ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY; DECADAL VARIABILITY; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

SNOW;

ACCUMULATION RATE; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ICE CORE; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 41549090557     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032529     Document Type: Article

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