Recent changes in thickness of the Devon Island ice cap, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Burgess, David ^a,b   Sharp, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ACCUMULATION RATE; AIRBORNE SURVEY; DRAINAGE BASIN; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE CAP; ICE THICKNESS; MASS BALANCE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

CANADA; DEVON ICE CAP; DEVON ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 51449122980     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005238     Document Type: Article

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