Combined oceanic and atmospheric influences on net accumulation on Devon ice cap, Nunavut, Canada

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 184, 2008, Pages 28-40

  Colgan, William ^a,b   Sharp, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; FIRN; ICE CAP; ICE CORE; MASS BALANCE; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; CANADA; DEVON ICE CAP; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 41949093585     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308784409044     Document Type: Article

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