Bayesian estimation of basal conditions on rutford ice stream, west Antarctica, from surface data

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 202, 2011, Pages 315-324

  Pralong, Mélanie Raymond ^a   Gudmundsson, G Hilmar ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; BASAL ICE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; ICE FIELD; ICE STREAM; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTICA; RUTFORD ICE STREAM; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79956143493     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796406004     Document Type: Article

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