Antarctica, Greenland and Gulf of Alaska land-ice evolution from an iterated GRACE global mascon solution

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 216, 2013, Pages 613-631

  Luthcke, Scott B ^a   Sabaka, T J ^a   Loomis, B D ^b   Arendt, A A ^c   McCarthy, J J ^b   Camp, J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SGT INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; GRACE; ICE SHEET; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84879007873     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG12J147     Document Type: Article

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