The use of borehole inclinometry in determining basal sliding and internal deformation at Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 331-337

  Copland, Luke ^a,b   Harbor, Jon ^a   Minner, Marie ^a   Sharp, Martin ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL SLIDING; BOREHOLE INCLINOMETRY; SUBGLACIAL DEFORMATION;

SWITZERLAND, VALAIS, HAUT GLACIER D'AROLLA;

EID: 0031448594     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0260305500012404     Document Type: Article

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