Structures within the surge front at Bakaninbreen, Svalbard, using ground-penetrating radar

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 122-129

  Murray, Tavi ^a   Gooch, Daniel L ^a   Stuart, Graham W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL DEBRIS; ENTRAINMENT; GLACIER STRUCTURE; GLACIER SURGE; GPR;

SVALBARD, SPITSBERGEN, BAKANINBREEN;

EID: 0031448281     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0260305500012040     Document Type: Article

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