Accelerated Antarctic ice loss from satellite gravity measurements

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 859-862

  Chen, J L ^a   Wilson, C R ^a,b   Blankenship, D ^b   Tapley, B D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 71249111140     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo694     Document Type: Article

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