A surge of North Gasherbrum Glacier, Karakoram, China

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 205, 2011, Pages 904-916

  Mayer, Christoph ^a   Fowler, Andrew C ^b   Lambrecht, Astrid ^c   Scharrer, Kilian ^d  

^a BAVARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER SURGE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

KARAKORAM;

EID: 80655135659     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311798043834     Document Type: Article

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