Sampling-rate effects on the properties of dye breakthrough curves from glaciers

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 140, 1996, Pages 184-189

  Nienow, Peter W ^a   Sharp, Martin ^b   Willis, Ian C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; DYE INJECTION; GLACIAL DRAINAGE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0030477650     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000030641     Document Type: Article

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