Parameterization of basal friction near grounding lines in a one-dimensional ice sheet model

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1239-1259

  Leguy, G R ^a,b   Asay Davis, X S ^b,c,d   Lipscomb, W H ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 84904625412     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-1239-2014     Document Type: Article

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