Constraints on snow accumulation and firn density in Greenland using GPS receivers

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 61, Issue 225, 2015, Pages 101-114

  Larson, Kristine M ^a   Wahr, John ^b   Kuipers Munneke, Peter ^c  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Ice dynamics; Ice velocity; Polar firn; Snow

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GPS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84929398919     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2015JoG14J130     Document Type: Article

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