Does englacial water storage drive temperate glacier surges?

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2003, Pages 14-20

  Lingle, Craig S ^a   Fatland, Dennis R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Vexcel Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER SURGE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TILL; WATER STORAGE;

ALASKA; BAGLEY ICE VALLEY; BERING GLACIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041853527     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781816464     Document Type: Article

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