Ice crystal properties of amber ice and strain enhancement at the base of cold Antarctic glaciers

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2005, Pages 185-190

  Samyn, Denis ^a   Svensson, Anders ^b   Fitzsimons, Sean J ^c   Lorrain, Reginald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE CRYSTAL;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 30944465863     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781813618     Document Type: Article

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