Estimation of relative water content in a sub-polar glacier using surface-penetration radar

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 142, 1996, Pages 533-537

  Hamran, Svein Erik ^a,d   Aarholt, Eldar ^a   Hagen, Jon Ove ^b   Mo, Per ^c  

^a PFM   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER; RADAR; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030357141     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000003518     Document Type: Article

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