Accelerating ice loss from the fastest Greenland and Antarctic glaciers

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Thomas, R ^a   Frederick, E ^a   Li, J ^b   Krabill, W ^a   Manizade, S ^c   Paden, J ^b   Sonntag, J ^d   Swift, R ^a   Yungel, J ^c  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GLACIERS; MAMMALS; VELOCITY;

BED DEPTH; CATCHMENT BASINS; CREEP RATES; DISCHARGE VELOCITY; FLOATING ICE; GREENLAND; GROUNDING LINE; HIGH VELOCITY; ICE DISCHARGES; ICE LOSS; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELVES; PINE ISLAND GLACIERS; SEA LEVEL RISE;

ICE;

CATCHMENT; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIAL TRANSPORT; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; SNOW COVER; TROUGH;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE; PINE ISLAND GLACIER; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79957937008     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047304     Document Type: Article

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