Non-linear retreat of Jakobshavn Isbræ since the Little Ice Age controlled by geometry

• Main Authors: Steiger, Nadine, Nisancioglu, Kerim H., Åkesson, Henning, Fleurian, Basile de, Nick, Faezeh M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union 2017
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; Greenland; Jakobshavn Isbræ; glacier; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/17509; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2017-151

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