Large and rapid melt-induced velocity changes in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Science

Volumn 321, Issue 5885, 2008, Pages 111-113

  Van De Wal, R S W ^a   Boot, W ^a   Van Den Broeke, M R ^a   Smeets, C J P P ^a   Reijmer, C H ^a   Donker, J J A ^a   Oerlemans, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ABLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GPS; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GREENLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 46849092770     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1158540     Document Type: Article

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