Determination of basal hydraulic systems based on subglacial high-pressure pump experiments

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2005, Pages 37-42

  Lappegard, Gaute ^a   Kohler, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 30944440686     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781813681     Document Type: Article

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