An observed negative trend in West Antarctic accumulation rates from 1975 to 2010: Evidence from new observed and simulated records

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4205-4216

  Burgener, Landon ^a   Rupper, Summer ^a   Koenig, Lora ^b   Forster, Rick ^c   Christensen, William F ^a   Williams, Jessica ^a   Koutnik, Michelle ^d   Miège, Clément ^c   Steig, Eric J ^e   Tingey, David ^a   Keeler, Durban ^a   Riley, Laura ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

accumulation rate; firn core; SAM; Southern Annular Mode; West Antarctica

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SNOW;

ACCUMULATION RATES; FIRN CORE; SAM; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; WEST ANTARCTICA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DATA SET; FIRN; ICE CORE; ICE SHEET; LATITUDE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84881150051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50362     Document Type: Article

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