Fortnightly variations in the flow velocity of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Nature

Volumn 444, Issue 7122, 2006, Pages 1063-1064

  Gudmundsson, G Hilmar ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE;

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FLOW VELOCITY; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MOTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL; VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; RUTFORD ICE STREAM; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33845873854     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05430     Document Type: Article

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