Suspended sediment transport in glacial meltwater during the initial quiescent phase after a major surge event at Kuannersuit Glacier, Greenland

Folia Geographica Danica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Knudsen, Niels Tvis ^a   Clement, Jacob Yde ^a   Gasser, Gry ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Glacier surge; Greenland; Quiescent phase; Suspended sediment transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548255806     PISSN: 00716693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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