Grounding-line dynamics and margin lakes

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 66, 2014, Pages 87-96

  Fried, M J ^a   Hulbe, C L ^b   Fahnestock, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic glaciology; Glacier mass balance; Ice rise; Subglacial lakes

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIOLOGY; GROUNDING LINE; ICE STREAM; ICE THICKNESS; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE MARGIN;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; KAMB ICE STREAM; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA; WHILLANS ICE STREAM;

EID: 84903205687     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014AoG66A216     Document Type: Article

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