Iceberg calving rates from northern Ellesmere Island ice caps, Canadian Arctic, 1999-2003

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 186, 2008, Pages 391-400

  Williamson, Scott ^a   Sharp, Martin ^a   Dowdeswell, Julian ^b   Benham, Toby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE CAP; ICE FLOW; ICEBERG CALVING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VOLUME CHANGE;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; DEVON ICE CAP; ELLESMERE ISLAND; LAKE TUBORG; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 49649095664     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308785837048     Document Type: Article

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