The effect of fluctuations in surface density, accumulation and compaction on elevation change rates along the EGIG line, central Greenland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 203, 2011, Pages 416-430

  Morris, Elizabeth M ^a   Wingham, Duncan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DENSITY; ELEVATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE SHEET; RADAR ALTIMETRY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 80051908203     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796905613     Document Type: Article

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