Testing crevasse-depth models: A field study at breidõamerkurjö kull, iceland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 192, 2009, Pages 746-752

  Mottram, Ruth H ^a,c   Benn, Douglas I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREVASSE; CRYOSPHERE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; STRAIN RATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70350151775     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309789470905     Document Type: Article

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