Analysis of a GRACE global Mascon solution for Gulf of Alaska glaciers

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 217, 2013, Pages 913-924

  Arendt, Anthony ^a   Luthcke, Scott ^b   Gardner, Alex ^c,d   O'neel, Shad ^e   Hill, David ^f   Moholdt, Geir ^g   Abdalati, Waleed ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f Oregon State University   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ELEVATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIOLOGY; GRACE; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; GULF OF ALASKA; GULKANA GLACIER; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891416374     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG12J197     Document Type: Article

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