Reconstructing the evolutionary dynamics of former ice sheets using multi-temporal evidence, remote sensing and GIS

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1067-1092

  Clark, Chris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET;

EID: 0031426316     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(97)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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