Structural control of englacial drainage systems in Himalayan debris-covered glaciers

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 182, 2007, Pages 399-412

  Gulley, J ^a,c   Benn, Doug I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE SYSTEM; DRAINAGE; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; GLACIER; SPELEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU HIMAL;

EID: 37549011387     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307783258378     Document Type: Article

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