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Observation of a giant Antarctic tabular iceberg by satellite radar altimetry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

N. F. McIntyre  and
W. Cudlip
N. F. McIntyre
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College, London Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT
W. Cudlip
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College, London Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT
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Polar Record , Volume 23 , Issue 145 , January 1987 , pp. 458 - 462
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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