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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-953-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-953-2012
Research article
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12 Sep 2012
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2012

A simple inverse method for the distribution of basal sliding coefficients under ice sheets, applied to Antarctica

D. Pollard and R. M. DeConto

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