Unsteady flow inferred for Thwaites Glacier, and comparison with Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 48, Issue 161, 2002, Pages 237-246

  Bamber, Jonathan ^a   Rignot, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE FLOW; MASS BALANCE; STEADY FLOW; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; PINE ISLAND GLACIER; THWAITES GLACIER; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0036913697     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756502781831395     Document Type: Article

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