Uncertainty Assessment of Ice Discharge Using GPR-Derived Ice Thickness from Gourdon Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Stefan Lippl, Norbert Blindow, Johannes J. Fürst, Sebastián Marinsek, Thorsten C. Seehaus, Matthias H. Braun
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: james ross island; antarctic peninsula; ice thickness; ice discharge; gourdon glacier; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ross Island; Gourdon; Gourdon Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10010012; https://doaj.org/article/f276ed5a4d424c88a274240aaf092175

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