A new high-precision borehole-temperature logging system used at GISP2, Greenland, and Taylor Dome, Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 142, 1996, Pages 576-584

  Clow, Gary D ^a   Saltus, Richard W ^b   Waddington, Edwin D ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE LOGGING; POLAR REGION; TEMPERATURE LOGGING;

EID: 0030372506     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000003555     Document Type: Article

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