Tidewater calving

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 141, 1996, Pages 375-385

  Van Der Veen, C J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALVING RATE; GLACIER THICKNESS; GLACIER VELOCITY; SUBGLACIAL PROCESSES; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

USA, ALASKA, COLUMBIA GLACIER;

EID: 0030417462     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022143000004226     Document Type: Article

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