Instruments and Methods: Direct measurement of sliding at the glacier bed
Sliding at the base of Trapridge Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada, was measured using a "drag spool". We describe this simple and inexpensive instrument as well as its installation and operation. From 1990 to 1992 seven sites were instrumented with drag spools. At six of the sites basal sl...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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International Glaciological Society
1994
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3189/s002214300001248x |