A new sub-grid surface mass balance and flux model for continental-scale ice sheet modelling: Testing and last glacial cycle

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3199-3213

  Le Morzadec, K ^a   Tarasov, L ^a   Morlighem, M ^b   Seroussi, H ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84943738007     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-3199-2015     Document Type: Article

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