Influx of meltwater to subglacial Lake Concordia, East Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 172, 2005, Pages 96-104

  Tikku, Anahita A ^a   Bell, Robin E ^b   Studinger, Michael ^b   Clarke, Garry K C ^c   Tabacco, Ignazio ^d   Ferraccioli, Fausto ^e  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIAL LAKE; MELTWATER; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 27744607790     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756505781829494     Document Type: Article

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