Shear measurements across the northern margin of Whillans Ice Stream

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 180, 2007, Pages 17-29

  Van der Veen, C J ^a,b   Jezek, K C ^a   Stearns, L ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; BASAL MELTING; CREVASSE; DEFORMATION; DRAG; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GPS; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; SHEAR STRESS;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA; WHILLANS ICE STREAM;

EID: 34247200088     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756507781833929     Document Type: Article

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