Elucidating changes in the degree of tracer dispersion in a subglacial channel

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2003, Pages 275-280

  Schuler, Thomas ^a   Fischer, Urs H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISPERSION; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRACER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 1442360598     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781815915     Document Type: Article

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