Radio Echo Soundings and Ice-Temperature Measurements in a Surge-Type Glacier

Radio echo soundings on Rusty Glacier, a small surge-type glacier in Yukon Territory reveal that the ice is considerably thicker than previously believed. A reinterpretation of deep ice-temperature measurements made in 1969 and 1970 suggests that a large zone of temperate basal ice exists. This resu...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Clarke, G. K. C., Goodman, R. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Yukon
Rusty Glacier
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300001340x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300001340X
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Summary:Radio echo soundings on Rusty Glacier, a small surge-type glacier in Yukon Territory reveal that the ice is considerably thicker than previously believed. A reinterpretation of deep ice-temperature measurements made in 1969 and 1970 suggests that a large zone of temperate basal ice exists. This result supports thermal instability as the surge mechanism for Rusty Glacier.

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