Vertical extension of the subglacial drainage system into basal crevasses

Nature

Volumn 467, Issue 7315, 2010, Pages 579-582

  Harper, Joel T ^a   Bradford, John H ^b   Humphrey, Neil F ^c   Meierbachtol, Toby W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; WATER;

BASAL ICE; BOREHOLE; CREVASSE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET; PRESSURE; RADAR IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SLIDING; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; GLACIER; HYDROLOGY; ICE SHEET; MASS; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; BENCH GLACIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957329402     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09398     Document Type: Article

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