Bed properties of Siple Dome and adjacent ice streams, West Antarctica, inferred from radio-echo sounding measurements

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue 152, 2000, Pages 88-94

  Gades, A M ^a   Raymond, C F ^a   Conway, H ^a   Jacobel, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; DOME; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ICE STREAM;

ANTARCTICA; SIPLE DOME; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034131281     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756500781833467     Document Type: Article

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