Geometry and dynamics of an East Antarctic Ice Sheet outlet glacier, under past and present climates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Golledge, N R ^a   Levy, R H ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; FERRAR GLACIER; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 80053606282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002028     Document Type: Article

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