Elevation changes in Antarctica mainly determined by accumulation variability

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Submitted by susan on Fri, 2008-06-20 15:54

Antarctic Ice Sheet elevation changes, which are used to estimate changes in the mass of the interior regions, are caused by variations in the depth of the firn layer. We quantified the effects of temperature and accumulation variability on firn layer thickness by simulating the 1980

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Climate Change
Climate Science
Antarctica
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Climate Change
Author: 
Michiel M. Helsen
Michiel R. van den Broeke
Roderik S. W. van de Wal & et al
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Science
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http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/320/5883/1626
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Publication Date: 
20/06/2008