High-resolution radar mapping of internal layers at the North Greenland Ice Core Project

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 33799-33811

  Kanagaratnam, P ^a   Gogineni, S P ^a   Gundestrup, Niels ^a,b   Larsen, Lars ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CORE; LAYERED MEDIUM; MAPPING; RADAR; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

(NORTH); GREENLAND;

EID: 0035726973     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900191     Document Type: Article

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