Tephra deposition on glaciers and ice sheets on Mars: Influence on ice survival, debris content and flow behavior

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 290-297

  Wilson, L ^a,b   Head, J W ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

glacier; Mars; tephra; volcano

Indexed keywords

FLOW BEHAVIORS; GLACIAL ICE; ICE LAYERS; ICE LOSS; ICE SHEET; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; KEY FACTORS; LOW ALBEDO; MARS; POLAR CAP; POLAR WATERS; PYROCLASTIC DENSITY CURRENTS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSITS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURVIVAL TIME; TEPHRA; TIME-SCALES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANO FLANKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; VOLCANOES;

ICE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CYCLE; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITION; EMPLACEMENT; GLACIER; ICE SHEET; MARS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUBLIMATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEPHRA; VOLCANO;

EID: 68349137834     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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