Evidence and analysis of 2012 Greenland records from spaceborne observations, a regional climate model and reanalysis data

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 615-630

  Tedesco, M ^a   Fettweis, X ^b   Mote, T ^c   Wahr, J ^d   Alexander, P ^a,e   Box, J E ^f   Wouters, B ^d,g  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84879528945     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-615-2013     Document Type: Article

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