Instruments and methods a new technique for Firn grain-size measurement using SEM image analysis

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 195, 2010, Pages 12-19

  Spaulding, N E ^a   Meese, D A ^a,b   Baker, I ^b   Mayewski, P A ^a   Hamilton, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GRAIN SIZE; ICE CORE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PIXEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77954093545     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310791190893     Document Type: Article

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