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Elevation changes in Antarctica mainly determined by accumulation variability [1]

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

Publication Date: 
20/06/2008
Michiel M. Helsen [2], Michiel R. van den Broeke [3], Roderik S. W. van de Wal & et al [4]
Science [5]
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