Surge of a small East Greenland glacier, 2001-2007, suggests Svalbard-type surge mechanism

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 191, 2009, Pages 567-570

  Jiskoot, Hester ^a   Juhlin, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER SURGE; ICE SHEET; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRIBUTARY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 69549083316     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309788816605     Document Type: Article

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