Monitoring of active layer dynamics at a permafrost site on Svalbard using multi-channel ground-penetrating radar

Cryosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-487

  Westermann, S ^a   Wollschlager U ^b,c   Boike, J ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84864524760     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-4-475-2010     Document Type: Article

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