Origin and significance of 'dispersed facies' basal ice: Svínafellsjökull, Iceland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 204, 2011, Pages 710-720

  Cook, Simon J ^a   Swift, Darrel A ^b   Graham, David J ^c   Midgley, Nicholas G ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIOTECTONICS; METAMORPHISM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ICELAND; SVINAFELLSJOKULL;

EID: 80053094599     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311797409703     Document Type: Article

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