Stabilization of glaciers terminating in closed water bodies: Evidence and broader implications

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Geirsdóttir, Áslaug ^a   Miller, Gifford H ^b   Wattrus, Nigel J ^c   Bjömsson, Helgi ^a   Thors, Kjartan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^d Kjartan Thors Jardfraedistofa   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; BATHYMETRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; LAKES; SEA ICE; STABILIZATION;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEYS; CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEANS; CLOSED WATERS; DEEP WATERS; GLACIAL LAKES; GLACIER BEDS; GROUNDING LINES; ICE FLOWS; ICELAND; LAKE SUPERIORS; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEETS; LITTLE ICE AGES; MULTI BEAMS; PARALLEL FLOWS;

ICE;

DEEP WATER; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE FLOW; ICE MARGIN; ICEBERG; MODELING;

EID: 57049186635     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034432     Document Type: Article

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