Subglacial sediment accumulation and basal smoothing - A mechanism for initiating glacier surging

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-123

  Turnbull, Jill M ^a   Davies, Timothy R H ^b  

^a Riccarton High School   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; GLACIER SURGE; SEDIMENTATION; SMOOTHING; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

EID: 0036940501     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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