Sliding dominates slow-flowing margin regions, Greenland Ice Sheet

We measure sliding-dominated plug flow over a hard bed during winter and show that this flow style is typical of margins in Greenland.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Maier, Nathan, Humphrey, Neil, Harper, Joel, Meierbachtol, Toby
Other Authors: SKB, NWMO, Posiva Oy, and NAGRA, National Science Foundation OPP-ANS
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2019
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw5406
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.aaw5406
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Summary:We measure sliding-dominated plug flow over a hard bed during winter and show that this flow style is typical of margins in Greenland.