Mass balances of different sectors in Antarctica in 1996, 2000 and 2006, supplement to: Rignot, Eric; Bamber, Jonathan L; van den Broeke, Michiel R; Davis, Curt; Li, Yonghong; van de Berg, Willem Jan; van Meijgaard, Erik (2008): Recent Antarctic ice mass loss from radar interferometry and regional climate modelling. Nature Geoscience, 1(2), 106-110

• Main Authors: Rignot, Eric, Bamber, Jonathan L, van den Broeke, Michiel R, Davis, Curt, Li, Yonghong, van de Berg, Willem Jan, van Meijgaard, Erik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2008
• Subjects: International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Antarctic; East Antarctica; West Antarctica; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.819271; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.819271

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