The englacial stratigraphy of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, as revealed by internal radio-echo sounding layering, and its relationship with balance velocities

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2003, Pages 189-196

  Rippin, David M ^a   Siegert, Martin J ^a   Bamber, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ECHO SOUNDING; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; FLOW VELOCITY; ICE STREAM; MASS BALANCE;

ANTARCTICA; WILKES LAND;

EID: 0041730502     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781816356     Document Type: Article

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