Imaging the debris internal structure and estimating the effect of debris layer on ablation of Glacier ice

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 825-835

  Zhen, Wu ^a   Shiyin, Liu ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Debris layer; Glacier change; Koxkar Glacier; Multi frequency ground penetrating radar

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; DEBRIS FLOW; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER RETREAT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84880841121     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-012-0211-z     Document Type: Article

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