High-resolution ice-thickness mapping in South Greenland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 67, 2014, Pages 64-70

  Morlighem, M ^a   Rignot, E ^a,b   Mouginot, J ^a   Seroussi, H ^b   Larour, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glacier mapping; Glaciological instruments and methods; Ground penetrating radar; Icesheet modelling; Radio echo sounding

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ECHO SOUNDING; GLACIER; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE SHEET; ICE THICKNESS; MAPPING METHOD; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; MAPPING; RADAR;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84904660072     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014AoG67A088     Document Type: Article

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