Subglacial hydrological connectivity within the Byrd Glacier catchment, East Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 60, Issue 220, 2014, Pages 345-352

  Wright, A P ^a   Young, D A ^b   Bamber, J L ^a   Dowdeswell, J A ^c   Payne, A J ^a   Blankenship, D D ^b   Siegert, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic glaciology; Radio echo sounding; Satellite altimetry; Subglacial lakes

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIOLOGY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ICE SHEET; ICESAT; RADAR ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; BYRD GLACIER; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84891859721     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014JoG13J014     Document Type: Article

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