Time-lapse imaging of subglacial drainage conditions using three-dimensional inversion of borehole electrical resistivity data

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 176, 2006, Pages 49-57

  Kulessa, Bernd ^a   Hubbard, Bryn ^b   Brown, Giles H ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GLACIOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; IMAGING METHOD; POROSITY; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAUT GLACIER D'AROLLA; PENNINE ALPS; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 33744740745     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756506781828854     Document Type: Article

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