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...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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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 |