Optical-televiewer-based identification and characterization of material facies associated with an antarctic ice-shelf rift

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 137-146

  Hubbard, Bryn ^a   Tison, Jean Louis ^b   Pattyn, Frank ^b   Dierckx, Marie ^b   Boereboom, Thierry ^b   Samyn, Denis ^b,c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; ICE SHELF; RIFT ZONE; SEAWATER;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84867640075     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012AoG60A045     Document Type: Article

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