Structural evolution triggers a dynamic reduction in active glacier length during rapid retreat: Evidence from falljökull, se iceland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2194-2208

  Phillips, Emrys ^a   Finlayson, Andrew ^a   Bradwell, Tom ^a   Everest, Jez ^a   Jones, Lee ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; SEA ICE; GNSS; MASS BALANCE; SATELLITE DATA; SNOWLINE;

FALLJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84915820749     PISSN: 21699003     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003165     Document Type: Article

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