In situ index-of-refraction measurements of the South Polar firn with the RICE detector

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 171, 2004, Pages 522-532

  Kravchenko, Ilya ^a   Besson, David ^b   Meyers, Josh ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE CORE; ICE THICKNESS;

EID: 24144433847     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756504781829800     Document Type: Article

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