Glacio-meteorological conditions in the vicinity of the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-85

  Pattyn, Frank ^a   Matsuoka, Kenichi ^b   Berte, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c International Polar Foundation   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Glaciology; Ice dynamics; Mass balance; Meteorology

Indexed keywords

GLACIOLOGY; ICE MARGIN; MASS BALANCE; METEOROLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 76849116176     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102009990344     Document Type: Article

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