Antarctic icebergs distributions 1992-2014

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 327-349

  Tournadre, J ^a   Bouhier, N ^a   Girard Ardhuin, F ^a   Remy F ^b  

^a Centre Bretagne   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

altimetry; iceberg; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTARCTIC ECOZONE; BASAL MELTING; FRESHWATER; ICE MOVEMENT; ICE SHELF; ICEBERG CALVING; OCEAN BASIN; POWER LAW; SEA ICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84959368151     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JC011178     Document Type: Article

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