Basal and thermal control mechanisms of the Ragnhild glaciers, East Antarctica

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2005, Pages 225-231

  Pattyn, Frank ^a   De Brabander, Sang ^a   Huyghe, Ann ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; THERMAL REGIME;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 30944435061     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781813672     Document Type: Article

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