Glacier surge propagation by thermal evolution at the bed

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B6, 2000, Pages 13491-13507

  Murray, Tavi ^a   Stuart, Graham W ^a   Miller, Paul J ^a   Woodward, John ^a   Smith, Andrew M ^b   Porter, Philip R ^a   Jiskoot, Hester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER ADVANCE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER SURGE;

BAKANINBREEN; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0034631208     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900066     Document Type: Article

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