Spatiotemporal interpolation of elevation changes derived from satellite altimetry for Jakobshavn Isbr, Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hurkmans, R T W L ^a   Bamber, J L ^a   Srensen, L S ^b   Joughin, I R ^c   Davis, C H ^d   Krabill, W B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; DATA INTERPRETATION; ELEVATION; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE SHEET; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; RECONSTRUCTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE;

EID: 84864060664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002072     Document Type: Article

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