Ice-dynamical constraints on the existence and impact of subglacial volcanism on West Antarctic ice sheet stability

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Vogel, Stefan W ^a   Tulaczyk, Slawek ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

ICE SHEET MODELING; SUBGLACIAL VOLCANISM; VOLCANIC ACTIVITY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

FREEZING; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLCANISM;

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

EID: 34548651202     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027345     Document Type: Article

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