Surface deformation induced by present-day ice melting in Svalbard

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Kierulf, H P ^a,b   Plag, H P ^c   Kohler, J ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN MAPPING AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Glaciology; Global change from geodesy; Satellite geodesy; Transient deformation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GLACIER; GLACIOLOGY; GPS; ICE SHEET; MELTING; UPLIFT; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 70349991686     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04322.x     Document Type: Article

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