A range correction for ICESat and its potential impact on ice-sheet mass balance studies

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 345-357

  Borsa, A A ^a   Moholdt, G ^a   Fricker, H A ^a   Brunt, K M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; ICE SHEET; ICESAT; MASS BALANCE; SAMPLING;

EID: 84895793863     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-345-2014     Document Type: Article

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