Actively surging West Antarctic ice streams and their response characteristics

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 409-414

  Bindschadler, Robert ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER SURGE; ICE STREAM SURGE; ICE THICKNESS;

ANTARCTICA, WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0031433832     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0260305500012520     Document Type: Article

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