Rapid uplift of southern Alaska caused by recent ice loss

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1118-1133

  Larsen, Christopher F ^a   Motyka, Roman J ^a   Freymueller, Jeffrey T ^a   Echelmeyer, Keith A ^a   Ivins, Erik R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaskan tectonics; Asthenosphere viscosity; Glacier Bay; Postglacial rebound; Sea level change; Uplift

Indexed keywords

GPS; ICE RETREAT; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644308299     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02356.x     Document Type: Article

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