Spatial and temporal evolution of rapid basal sliding on Bench Glacier, Alaska, USA

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 172, 2005, Pages 49-63

  Macgregor, Kelly R ^a,b   Riihimaki, Catherine A ^a,c   Anderson, Robert S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744520538     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756505781829485     Document Type: Article

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