Large icebergs characteristics from altimeter waveforms analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1954-1974

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

^a Centre Bretagne   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

altimetry; Antarctica; ice balance; iceberg

Indexed keywords

BASAL MELTING; DATABASE; ICE MOVEMENT; ICEBERG; MELTING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 85027958416     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010502     Document Type: Article

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