Growth processes of an inland Antarctic ice wedge, Mesa Range, northern Victoria Land

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2004, Pages 379-385

  Raffi, Rossana ^a   Stenni, Barbara ^b   Flora, Onelio ^b   Polesello, Stefano ^c   Camusso, Marina ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE FEATURE; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND; WORLD;

EID: 23844494727     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781814195     Document Type: Article

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