Spatial Distribution and Change in the Surface Ice-Velocity Field of Vestfonna Ice Cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, 1995-2010 Using Geodetic and Satellite Interferometry Data

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-335

  Pohjola, Veijo A ^a   Christoffersen, Poul ^b   Kolondra, Leszek ^c   Moore, John C ^a,d,e   Pettersson, Rickard ^a   Schäfer, Martina ^d   Strozzi, Tazio ^f   Reijmer, Carleen H ^g  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^e BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f GAMMA REMOTE SENSING   (Switzerland)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arctic ice cap; Austfonna; GPS; Ice speed; InSAR; Outlet glacier; Surge

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GPS; ICE CAP; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC; NORDAUSTLANDET; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; VESTFONNA;

EID: 83055169887     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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