Depth and density of the Antarctic firn layer

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 432-438

  Van Den Broeke, Michiel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; DENSITY; DEPTH DETERMINATION; FIRN; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 46049087120     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-021)[BROEKE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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