Imaging glacial sediment inclusions in 3-D using ground-penetrating radar at Kongsvegen, Svalbard

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 754-761

  Murray, Tavi ^a   Booth, Adam D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Englacial structure; Glacial thrusting; Glacier surging; Ground penetrating radar; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ENGLACIAL PROCESS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; THRUST;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 78650483539     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1351     Document Type: Article

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