Role of geophysics in glacial hazard assessment

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Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 61-66

  Reynolds, John M ^a  

^a Reynolds Geo Sciences Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GLACIOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33746706756     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: 13652397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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