The flow of a polythermal glacier: McCall Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 43, Issue 145, 1997, Pages 522-536

  Rabus, B T ^a   Echelmeyer, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER FLOW; ICE FLOW; POLYTHERMAL GLACIER;

USA, ALASKA, MCCALL GLACIER;

EID: 0031392782     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000035139     Document Type: Article

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