Below-surface ice melt on the coastal Antarctic ice sheet

Abstract In the Jutulgryta area of Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, subsurface melting of the ice sheet has been observed. The melting takes place during the summer months in blue-ice areas under conditions of below-freezing air and surface temperatures. Adjacent snow-covered regions, having the same...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Liston, Glen E., Winther, Jan-Gunnar, Bruland, Oddbjørn, Elvehøy, Hallgeir, Sand, Knut
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000001775
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000001775