Rock debris in an Antarctic ice shelf

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Nicholls, K W ^a   Corr, H F J ^a   Makinson, K ^a   Pudsey, C J ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; ICE STREAM; ICEBERG; RADAR; SAND; SEA ICE; SEAWATER;

ANTARCTICA; RONNE ICE SHELF; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84870866226     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012AoG60A014     Document Type: Article

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