Spatial variability at shallow snow-layer depths in central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 29, Issue , 1999, Pages 10-16

  Richardson, Cecilia ^a   Holmlund, Per ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DETERMINATION; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 0033501614     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756499781820905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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