Footprint of the Expanded West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Ice Stream History and Behavior

GSA Today

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4-9

  Anderson, John B ^a   Wellner, Julia Smith ^a   Lowe, Ashley L ^a   Mosola, Amanda B ^a   Shipp, Stephanie S ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002663328     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/1052-5173(2001)011<0004:FOTEWA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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