Contrasting the Modelled sensitivity of the Amundsen Sea Embayment ice streams

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 62, Issue 233, 2016, Pages 552-562

  Nias, Isabel J ^a   Cornford, Stephen L ^a   Payne, Antony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic glaciology; Grounding line; Ice flow model; Ice streams; Ice sheet modelling

Indexed keywords

GLACIOLOGY; GROUNDING LINE; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; PINE ISLAND GLACIER; SMITH GLACIER; SOUTHERN OCEAN; THWAITES GLACIER; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84979656507     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jog.2016.40     Document Type: Article

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