Basal channels drive active surface hydrology and transverse ice shelf fracture
Ice shelf basal channels cause transverse fractures that can be exacerbated by surface rivers, culminating in calving.
Published in: | Science Advances |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2018
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao7212 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.aao7212 |
Summary: | Ice shelf basal channels cause transverse fractures that can be exacerbated by surface rivers, culminating in calving. |
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