Surge propagation constrained by a persistent subglacial conduit, Bakaninbreen-Paulabreen, Svalbard

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 52, 2009, Pages 81-86

  Benn, Douglas I ^a,b   Kristensen, Lene ^a   Gulley, Jason D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; FJORD; GLACIER SURGE; MORAINE; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70350105601     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756409789624337     Document Type: Article

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