Observing calving-generated ocean waves with coastal broadband seismometers, jakobshavn isbræ, greenland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 79-84

  Amundson, Jason M ^a   Clinton, John F ^b   Fahnestock, Mark ^c   Truffer, Martin ^d   Lüthi, Martin P ^b   Motyka, Roman J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND DATA; ICEBERG CALVING; OCEAN WAVE; SEICHE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOGRAPH;

ARCTIC; DISKO BAY; GREENLAND; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE;

EID: 84870909079     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012/AoG60A200     Document Type: Article

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