Rapid techniques for determining annual accumulation applied at Summit, Greenland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 188, 2008, Pages 839-845

  Hawley, Robert L ^a,b   Morris, Elizabeth M ^b   McConnell, Joseph R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLACIOLOGY; GRAVIMETRY; ICE CORE; ICE THICKNESS; OPTIMIZATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SUMMIT;

EID: 61349114326     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308787779951     Document Type: Article

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