Equifinality of basal ice facies from an Antarctic cold-based glacier

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2003, Pages 257-262

  Sleewaegen, Suzanne ^a   Samyn, Denis ^a   Fitzsimons, Sean J ^b   Lorrain, Reginald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; ICE CRYSTAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TAYLOR VALLEY;

EID: 1442360589     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781815708     Document Type: Article

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