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RADARSAT-2 Derived Glacier Velocities and Dynamic Discharge Estimates for the Canadian High Arctic: 2015–2020

Estimations des vitesses et de la décharge dynamique des glaciers dans l’Extrême-Arctique canadien de 2015 à 2020 d’après les observations de RADARSAT-2

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Pages 695-714 | Received 05 Sep 2020, Accepted 30 Nov 2020, Published online: 06 Jan 2021

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