Increased water storage at ice-stream onsets: A critical mechanism?

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 181, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Bindschadler, Robert A ^a   Choi, Hyeungu ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE FLOW; ICE STREAM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TOPOGRAPHY; TRIBUTARY; WATER RETENTION; WATER STORAGE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 37549044280     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756507782202793     Document Type: Article

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