Observations of unusual fast-ice conditions in the southwest Ross Sea, Antarctica: Preliminary analysis of iceberg and storminess effects

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2006, Pages 183-187

  Brunt, Kelly M ^a   Sergienko, Olga ^a   MacAyeal, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIOLOGY; ICE MOVEMENT; ICEBERG; SEA ICE; SURFACE AREA;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 34249019180     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756406781811754     Document Type: Conference Paper

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