Accumulation rate measurements at Taylor Dome, East Antarctica: Techniques and strategies for mass balance measurements in polar environments

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 683-694

  Morse, David L ^a   Waddington, Edwin D ^a   Marshall, Hans Peter ^b   Neumann, Tomas A ^a   Steig, Eric J ^c   Dibb, Jack E ^d   Winebrenner, Dale P ^a   Arthern, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; MASS BALANCE; METHODOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA; TAYLOR DOME;

EID: 0033509007     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.1999.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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