Analysis of ice plains of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, using ICESat laser altimetry

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 205, 2011, Pages 965-975

  Brunt, Kelly M ^a,b   Fricker, Helen A ^b   Padman, Laurie ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Earth and Space Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; ICE COVER; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; ICESAT; LASER METHOD; MASS BALANCE; MODELING;

ANTARCTICA; FILCHNER-RONNE ICE SHELF; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 80655139863     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311798043753     Document Type: Article

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