Comparison of density cutters for snow profile observations

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 189, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Conger, Steven M ^a   McClung, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SNOW; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 67651149823     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309788609038     Document Type: Article

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