Influence of subglacial geology on the onset of a West antarctic ice stream from aerogeophysical observations

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6688, 1998, Pages 58-62

  Bell, R E ^a   Blankenship, D D ^b   Finn, C A ^c   Morse, D L ^b   Scambos, T A ^d   Brozena, J M ^e   Hodge, S M ^f  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d National Snow and Ice Data Center   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; SEA WATER;

BEDROCK; DRAINAGE; GEOLOGY; ICE STREAM; SUBGLACIAL PROCESS;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GRAVITY; MAGNETISM; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; ROCK; SEDIMENT;

ANTARCTICA, WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET;

EID: 0032474763     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/27883     Document Type: Article

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