Antarctic subglacial sedimentary layer thickness from receiver function analysis

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 167-176

  Anandakrishnan, S ^a   Winberry, J P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Ice streams; Receiver functions; Sedimentary layers

Indexed keywords

ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC METHOD; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 3242676340     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.10.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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