Microwave emission from density-stratified Antarctic firn at 6 cm wavelength

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 140, 1996, Pages 63-76

  West, Richard D ^a   Winebrenner, Dale P ^b   Tsang, Leung ^a   Rott, Helmut ^c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; FIRN DENSITY; MICROWAVE EMISSION; MODEL;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0029752975     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000030537     Document Type: Article

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