RIMBAY - A multi-approximation 3D ice-dynamics model for comprehensive applications: Model description and examples

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-21

  Thoma, M ^a,b   Grosfeld, K ^a   Barbi, D ^a   Determann, J ^a   Goeller, S ^a   Mayer, C ^b   Pattyn, F ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b BAVARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOSPHERE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE CAP; ICE SHEET; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THERMOMECHANICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84891848111     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1-2014     Document Type: Article

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