Glaciological twins: Basally controlled subglacial and supraglacial lakes

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 213, 2013, Pages 3-8

  Sergienko, Olga V ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL FLOW; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIOLOGY; ICE STREAM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84878373785     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG12J040     Document Type: Article

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