Glacier mass balances (1993-2001), Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 178, 2006, Pages 451-462

  Fountain, Andrew G ^a   Nylen, Thomas H ^a   MacClune, Karen L ^b,d   Dana, Gayle L ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SS Papadopulos and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; TAYLOR VALLEY;

EID: 33845775329     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756506781828511     Document Type: Article

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