Basal melt rates beneath Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 198, 2010, Pages 647-654

  Beem, Lucas H ^a,c   Jezek, Ken C ^a   Van Der Veen, C J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL MELTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CREVASSE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE STREAM; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA; WHILLANS ICE STREAM;

EID: 78149234003     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310793146241     Document Type: Article

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