The directional dependence of the ground penetrating radar response on the accumulation zones of temperate alpine glaciers

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Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 249-259

  Nobes, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GLACIER; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

EID: 0032821221     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2397.1999.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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