Estimating the basal melt rate at NorthGRIP using a Monte Carlo technique

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2007, Pages 137-142

  Buchardt, Susanne L ^a   Dahl Jensen, Dorthe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL MELTING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECHO SOUNDING; FLOW MODELING; HEAT FLUX; ICE CORE; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NORTHGRIP; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 45249102789     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782282435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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