Observed Velocity Fluctuations on a Major Antarctic Ice Stream
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Satellite-image-derived velocity field of an antarctic ice stream.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Glaciology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0260-3055,1727-5644
DOI: 10.1017/s0260305500007461