Calving processes at a grounded ice cliff

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 24, Issue , 1997, Pages 116-121

  Kirkbride, Martin P ^a   Warren, Charles R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAVING; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GROUNDED ICE; ICE CLIFF; ICE VELOCITY;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, SOUTHERN ALPS, MAUD GLACIER;

EID: 0031462671     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0260305500012039     Document Type: Article

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