Glacimarine sedimentation processes at Kronebreen and Kongsvegen, Svalbard

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 205, 2011, Pages 841-847

  Kehrl, Laura M ^a,d   Hawley, Robert L ^a   Powell, Ross D ^b   Brigham Grette, Julie ^c  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DEPOSITION; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; GRAVITY FLOW; GROUNDING LINE; MELTING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TIDEWATER GLACIER; WATER DEPTH;

ARCTIC; KONGSVEGEN GLACIER; KRONEBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 80655135684     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311798043708     Document Type: Article

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