Application of borehole optical televiewing to investigating the 3-D structure of glaciers: Implications for the formation of longitudinal debris ridges, midre Lovénbreen, Svalbard

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 195, 2010, Pages 143-156

  Roberson, Sam ^a   Hubbard, Bryn ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; BOREHOLE LOGGING; DEBRIS FLOW; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FORMATION MECHANISM; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; ICE RIDGE; INTERPOLATION; MAPPING METHOD; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATIFICATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARCTIC; MIDRE LOVENBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 77954135198     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310791190802     Document Type: Article

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