Seasonal variations of outlet glacier terminus position in Greenland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 216, 2013, Pages 759-770

  Schild, Kristin M ^a,b   Hamilton, Gordon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOMETRY; GLACIER; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER RETREAT; MODIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND; HELHEIM GLACIER;

EID: 84885446014     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG12J238     Document Type: Article

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