Observations of the grounding-line area at a floating glacier terminus

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 22, Issue , 1996, Pages 217-223

  Powell, Ross D ^a   Dawber, Michael ^a   McInnes, James N ^a   Pyne, Alex R ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOATING GLACIER; GLACIER TERMINUS; GLACIOMARINE SEDIMENT; GROUNDING LINE; SUBGLACIAL TILL;

ANTARCTICA, MACKAY GLACIER;

EID: 0030437940     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0260305500015457     Document Type: Article

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