Dynamics of a small surge-type glacier using one-dimensional geophysical inversion

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 194, 2009, Pages 1101-1112

  De Paoli, Laetitia ^a   Flowers, Gwenn E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; BASAL ICE; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER SURGE; GPS; INVERSE ANALYSIS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 77950932335     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309790794850     Document Type: Article

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