ICESat observations of seasonal and interannual variations of sea-ice freeboard and estimated thickness in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica (2003-2009)

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 57 PART 1, 2011, Pages 43-51

  Yi, Donghui ^a   Zwally, H Jay ^a   Robbins, John W ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMSR-E; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE THICKNESS; ICESAT; MELT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLUME; ANNUAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLUME CHANGE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA; ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79958150796     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756411795931480     Document Type: Article

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