Modeling subglacial water routing at Paakitsoq, W Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1282-1295

  Banwell, Alison F ^a   Willis, Ian C ^a   Arnold, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GPS; ICE FLOW; MODELING; RUNOFF; SATELLITE DATA; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84887828720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrf.20093     Document Type: Article

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