Seismic reflection studies of the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica: Delineating meteoric and marine ice

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 757-766

  McMahon, Kathleen L ^a   Lackie, Mark A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amery Ice Shelf; East Antarctica; Ice shelf; Marine ice; Reflection seismology; Refraction seismology

Indexed keywords

ICE SHELF; ICE THICKNESS; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

AMERY ICE SHELF; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33746131929     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03043.x     Document Type: Article

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