A review of the use of radio-echo sounding in glaciology

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 203-236

  Plewes, L A ^a   Hubbard, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacier; Ice sheet; IRH; Radar; Radio echo sounding

Indexed keywords

ECHO SOUNDING; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GLACIOLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE SHEET;

EID: 0034762333     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913301668581943     Document Type: Article

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