Numerical simulations of cyclic behaviour in the Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 208, 2012, Pages 347-360

  Van Pelt, Ward J J ^a   Oerlemans, Johannes ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOMECHANICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84862282593     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J217     Document Type: Article

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