Evidence for abundant subglacial meltwater beneath the paleo-ice sheet in Pine Island Bay, Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 49, Issue 164, 2003, Pages 125-138

  Lowe, Ashley L ^a   Anderson, John B ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; DRAINAGE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ANTARCTICA; PINE ISLAND BAY;

EID: 0347536113     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756503781830971     Document Type: Article

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