Growth and Grounding of the Ellesmere Island Ice Rises
Abstract Analysis of glaciologial data indicates that grounding of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf and its conversion into an ice rise was primarily the result of local thickening of a floating ice shelf and the availability of a very gently sloping sea floor on which the ice shelf came to rest. Application...
| 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)
1972
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000022474 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000022474 |