An iterative inverse method to estimate basal topography and initialize ice flow models

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 987-1006

  Van Pelt, W J J ^a   Oerlemans, J ^a   Reijmer, C H ^a   Pettersson, R ^b   Pohjola, V A ^b   Isaksson, E ^c   Divine, D ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FLOW MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; ICE CAP; ICE FLOW; ICE THICKNESS; INVERSE ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; NORDENSKIOLDBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84880786155     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-987-2013     Document Type: Article

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