Statistical evaluation of glacier boreholes as indicators of basal drainage systems

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 599-613

  Smart, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal drainage systems; Glacier boreholes; Glaciers; Nearest neighbour analysis

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; DRILLING; GLACIERS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WATER LEVELS;

BASAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; GLACIOLOGY; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS;

BOREHOLES;

BASAL DRAINAGE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER BOREHOLE; NEAREST NEIGHBOUR ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SMALL RIVER GLACIER;

EID: 0030115484     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(199604)10:4<599::AID-HYP394>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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