The Robustness of one-dimensional, time-dependent, ice-flow models: A case study from Storglaciären, northern Sweden

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 133-146

  Stroeven, Arjen P ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER FLOW MODEL; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE FLOW VELOCITY; SUBGLACIAL GEOMETRY;

SWEDEN, KEBNEKAISE, STORGLACIAREN;

EID: 0030389823     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04353676.1996.11880459     Document Type: Article

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