Thermal effects on the location of ice stream margins

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 12111-12122

  Jacobson, H P ^a   Raymond, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY; ICE STREAM; THERMAL EFFECT;

ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0032503475     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00574     Document Type: Article

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