A site for deep ice coring in West Antarctica: Results from aerogeophysical surveys and thermo-kinematic modeling

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2002, Pages 36-44

  Morse, David L ^a   Blankenship, Donald D ^a   Waddington, Edwin D ^b   Neumann, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ICE CORE; LAST GLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; SAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0037882099     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756402781816636     Document Type: Article

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