Ground-based interferometric radar for velocity and calving-rate measurements of the tidewater glacier at Kronebreen, Svalbard

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 50, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Rolstad, C ^a   Norland, R ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ISPAS ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INTERFEROMETER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ARCTIC; KRONEBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 64549097231     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756409787769771     Document Type: Article

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