The Basal Sliding of a Thinning Ice Sheet, Mizuho Plateau, East Antarctica

Abstract The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition observed the thinning of the ice sheet, about 70 cm/year, in Mizuho Plateau. The thinning observed is analysed using an equation of mass continuity. The result of the analysis indicates that the thinning is predominantly caused by the basal sliding...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Mae, Shinji
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1979
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000014647
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000014647