Calving and ice-shelf break-up processes investigated by proxy: Antarctic tabular iceberg evolution during northward drift

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 187, 2008, Pages 579-591

  Scambos, Teds ^a   Ross, R ^b   Bauer, R ^a   Yermolin, Y ^c   Skvarca, P ^c   Long, D ^d   Bohlander, J ^a   Haran, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Avega Systems   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; DRIFT (GLACIAL DEPOSIT); FLOATING ICE; ICE SHELF; ICEBERG CALVING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SHELF BREAK;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SOUTH GEORGIA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 57049142079     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308786570836     Document Type: Article

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