High-resolution modelling of the seasonal evolution of surface water storage on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1149-1160

  Arnold, N S ^a   Banwell, A F ^a   Willis, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLOW MODELING; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MASS BALANCE; MELTWATER; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84903991426     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-1149-2014     Document Type: Article

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