Five decades of strong temporal variability in the flow of Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica

ABSTRACT Data showing velocity changes on the Brunt Ice Shelf (BIS), Antarctica, over the last 55 years are presented and analysed. During this period no large-scale calving events took place and the ice shelf gradually grew in size. Ice flow velocities, however, fluctuated greatly, increasing twofo...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: GUDMUNDSSON, G. HILMAR, DE RYDT, JAN, NAGLER, THOMAS
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.132
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143016001325