Variability in the mass flux of the Ross ice streams, West Antarctica, over the last millennium

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 210, 2012, Pages 741-752

  Catania, Ginny ^a,b   Hulbe, Christina ^c   Conway, Howard ^d   Scambos, T A ^e   Raymond, C F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; MASS BALANCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANTARCTICA; KAMB ICE STREAM; ROSS ICE SHELF; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84865599523     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J219     Document Type: Article

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