Shuttle imaging radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) reveals near-surface properties of the South Patagonian Icefield

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 101, Issue E10, 1996, Pages 23169-23180

  Forster, Richard R ^a,b   Isacks, Bryan L ^a   Das, Sarah B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER; ICE; ICE FIELD; RADAR IMAGARY; SAR; SIR-C/X-SAR; SNOW; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA; CHILE, PATAGONIA;

EID: 0030437267     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE01950     Document Type: Article

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