Subglacial topography inferred from ice surface terrain analysis reveals a large un-surveyed basin below sea level in East Antarctica

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Le Brocq, A M ^a   Hubbard, A ^b   Bentley, M J ^a   Bamber, J L ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIO SYSTEMS; RUNOFF; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WATER LEVELS;

ANTARCTIC ICES; ANTARCTICA; BASAL CONDITIONS; BED TOPOGRAPHIES; GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISES; ICE FLOWS; ICE SHEETS; ICE SURFACES; ICE VOLUMES; NUMERICAL MODELING; POTENTIAL STABILITIES; SMALL AREAS; SUBGLACIAL TOPOGRAPHIES; TERRAIN ANALYSES;

ICE;

CATCHMENT; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 56449092880     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034728     Document Type: Article

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