Response times of ice-sheet surface heights to changes in the rate of Antarctic firn compaction caused by accumulation and temperature variations

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 61, Issue 230, 2015, Pages 1037-1047

  Li, Jun ^a   Zwally, H Jay ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Polar firn

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; FIRN; HEIGHT; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW ACCUMULATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

ANTARCTICA; BYRD STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA; VOSTOK STATION; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84953259942     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2015JoG14J182     Document Type: Article

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