The supply of subglacial meltwater to the grounding line of the siple coast, west antarctica

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 267-280

  Carter, S P ^a   Fricker, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE SHELF; ICE STREAM; ICESAT; MELTING; MELTWATER; OUTFLOW; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ROSS ICE SHELF; SIPLE COAST; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84870949834     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012AoG60A119     Document Type: Article

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