Tidal influence on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica: Observations of surface flow and basal processes from closely spaced GPS and passive seismic stations

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 187, 2008, Pages 715-724

  Adalgeirsdóttir, Gua ^a   Smith, A M ^b   Murray, T ^a   King, M A ^c   Makinson, K ^b   Nicholls, K W ^b   Behar, A E ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; GPS; ICE FLOW; ICE STREAM; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEAN TIDE; OCEANIC CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

ANTARCTICA; RUTFORD ICE STREAM; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 57049102320     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308786570872     Document Type: Article

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