Nivlisen, an Antarctic ice shelf in Dronning Maud Land: Geodetic-glaciological results from a combined analysis of ice thickness, ice surface height and ice-flow observations

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 176, 2006, Pages 17-30

  Horwath, Martin ^a   Dietrich, Reinhard ^a   Baessler, Michael ^a   Nixdorf, Uwe ^b   Steinhage, Daniel ^b   Fritzsche, Diedrich ^b   Damm, Volkmar ^c   Reitmayr, Gernot ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIOLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHELF; ICE THICKNESS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 33744744719     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756506781828953     Document Type: Article

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