The response of Petermann Glacier, Greenland, to large calving events, and its future stability in the context of atmospheric and oceanic warming

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 208, 2012, Pages 229-239

  Nick, F M ^a,b   Luckman, A ^c   Vieli, A ^d   Van Der Veen, C J ^e   Van As, D ^f   Van De Wal, R S W ^a   Pattyn, F ^b   Hubbard, A L ^g   Floricioiu, D ^h  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^g ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE FLOW; ICEBERG CALVING; NUMERICAL MODEL; WARMING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; PETERMANN GLACIER;

EID: 84860494325     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J242     Document Type: Article

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