The impact of ice layers on gas transport through firn at the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling (NEEM) site, Greenland

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1801-1806

  Keegan, K ^a   Albert, M R ^a   Baker, I ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOSPHERE; EEMIAN; FIRN; GAS TRANSPORT; ICE CORE; ICE SHEET; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84907549723     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-1801-2014     Document Type: Article

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