What darkens the Greenland ice sheet?

Eos (United States)

Volumn 96, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 5-7

  Tedesco, Marco ^a   Doherty, Sarah ^b   Warren, Stephen ^b   Tranter, Martyn ^c   Stroeve, Julienne ^d   Fettweis, Xavier ^e   Alexander, Patrick ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 84949870401     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2015eo035773     Document Type: Note

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