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25 Jun 2013
Research article |
| 25 Jun 2013
An iterative inverse method to estimate basal topography and initialize ice flow models
W. J. J. van Pelt
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
J. Oerlemans
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
C. H. Reijmer
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
R. Pettersson
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
V. A. Pohjola
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
E. Isaksson
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
D. Divine
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
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