Analyses of a surging outlet glacier of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2005, Pages 23-28

  Adalgeirsdóttir, Guòfinna ^a   Björnsson, Helgi ^a   Pálsson, Finnur ^a   Magnússon, Eyjólfur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREVASSE; GLACIER SURGE; ICE CAP; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARCTIC; ICELAND; VATNAJOKULL;

EID: 33748314519     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781812934     Document Type: Conference Paper

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