Inference of accumulation-rate patterns from deep layers in glaciers and ice sheets

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 183, 2007, Pages 694-712

  Waddington, Edwin D ^a   Neumann, Thomas A ^a,b   Koutnik, Michelle R ^a   Marshall, Hans Peter ^a,c   Morse, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 42049119058     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307784409351     Document Type: Article

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