The structural and dynamic responses of Stange Ice Shelf to recent environmental change

Antarctic Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 646-660

  Holt, T O ^a   Glasser, N F ^a   Fricker, H A ^b   Padman, L ^c   Luckman, A ^d   King, O ^e   Quincey, D J ^f   Siegfried, M R ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Earth and Space Research   (United States)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Landsat; radar altimetry; remote sensing; Synthetic Aperture Radar

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BACKSCATTER; DATA SET; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVISAT; ERS; ICE SHELF; RADAR ALTIMETRY; RADAR IMAGERY; SHEAR STRESS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WESTERLY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84927608547     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410201400039X     Document Type: Article

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