Subglacial sediments: A regional geological template for iceflow in West Antarctica

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 3493-3496

  Studinger, Michael ^a   Bell, Robin E ^a   Blankenship, Donald D ^b   Finn, Carol A ^c   Arko, Robert A ^a   Morse, David L ^b   Joughin, Ian ^d  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTS; FAULTING; GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SUBGLACIAL SEDIMENTS;

GEOPHYSICS; ICE;

CLIMATE FORCING; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

ANTARCTICA;

DYNAMIC EVOLUTION; ICE FLOW; ICE STREAMS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SUBGLACIAL SEDIMENT; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035883372     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL011788     Document Type: Article

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