Three positive feedback mechanisms for ice-sheet melting in a warming climate

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 206, 2011, Pages 1057-1066

  Ren, Diandong ^a   Leslie, Lance M ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WARMING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE;

EID: 84855601654     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311798843250     Document Type: Article

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