Improved representation of East Antarctic surface mass balance in a regional atmospheric climate model

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 60, Issue 222, 2014, Pages 761-770

  Van Wessem, J M ^a   Reijmer, C H ^a   Morlighem, M ^b   Mouginot, J ^b   Rignot, E ^b   Medley, B ^c   Joughin, I ^d   Wouters, B ^e   Depoorter, M A ^e   Bamber, J L ^e   Lenaerts, J T M ^a   Van De Berg, W J ^a   Van Den Broeke, M R ^a   Van Meijgaard, E ^f  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Atmosphere ice ocean interactions; Ice and climate; Ice velocity; Surface mass budget

Indexed keywords

AIR-ICE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GLACIOLOGY; ICE SHEET; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; MASS BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84909986649     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014JoG14J051     Document Type: Article

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