Slug-test derived differences in bed hydraulic properties between a surge-type and a non-surge-type Svalbard glacier

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2003, Pages 103-109

  Kulessa, Bernd ^a   Murray, Tavi ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; GLACIER SURGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SLUG TEST; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TILL;

BAKANINBREEN; MIDRE LOVENBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0041730555     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781816257     Document Type: Article

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