Dynamic behaviour of supraglacial lakes on cold polar glaciers: Canada Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 196, 2010, Pages 366-368

  Bagshaw, E A ^a   Tranter, M ^a   Wadham, J L ^a   Fountain, A G ^b   Basagic, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIOLOGY; POLAR REGION;

ANTARCTICA; CANADA GLACIER; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 77956974719     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310791968449     Document Type: Article

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