Influence of subglacial Vostok lake on the regional ice dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet: A model study

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 171, 2004, Pages 583-589

  Pattyn, Frank ^a   de Smedt, Bert ^a   Souchez, Roland ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LAKE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 14044277913     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756504781829765     Document Type: Article

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