The drainage pattern of Hansbreen and Werenskioldbreen, two polythermal glaciers in Svalbard

Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 355-371

  Pälli, Anja ^a,b   Moore, John C ^a   Jania, Jacek ^c   Kolondra, Leszek ^c   Głowacki, Piotr ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^d POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING;

ARCTIC; HANSBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; WERENSKIOLDBREEN;

EID: 0345831975     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2003.tb00117.x     Document Type: Article

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