Continuous profiles of electromagnetic wave velocity and water content in glaciers: An example from Bench Glacier, Alaska, USA

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 51, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Bradford, John H ^a   Nichols, Joshua ^a   Mikesell, T Dylan ^a   Harper, Joel T ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; GLACIER; KINEMATICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER CONTENT; WAVE VELOCITY;

ALASKA; BENCH GLACIER; CHUGACH MOUNTAINS; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949121225     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756409789097540     Document Type: Article

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