Ice front fluctuation, iceberg calving flux and mass balance of Victoria Land glaciers

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-73

  Frezzotti, Massimo ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

20th century; floating glacier; ice front; iceberg calving; mass balance; Victoria Land

Indexed keywords

CALVING; CALVING FLUX; FLOATING ICE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIERS; ICE FRONTS; ICE MARGIN; ICEBERG CALVING FLUX; ICEBERGS; MASS BALANCE;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 0030620818     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000096     Document Type: Article

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