Changing basal conditions during the speed-up of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1679-1692

  Habermann, M ^a   Truffer, M ^a   Maxwell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BASELINE CONDITIONS; GLACIER FLOW; ICE SHEET; PARAMETERIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE;

EID: 84887463064     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-1679-2013     Document Type: Article

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