Using surface velocities to calculate ice thickness and bed topography: A case study at Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 212, 2012, Pages 1151-1164

  McNabb, R W ^a   Hock, R ^a,b   O'Neel, S ^c   Rasmussen, L A ^d   Ahn, Y ^e   Braun, M ^f   Conway, H ^d   Herreid, S ^a   Joughin, I ^d   Pfeffer, W T ^g   Smith, B E ^d   Truffer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; GLACIOLOGY; ICE THICKNESS; TIDEWATER GLACIER; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; COLUMBIA GLACIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870323241     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J249     Document Type: Article

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