Erebus Glacier Tongue, Mcmurdo Sound, Antarctica

Examination of the past and present behaviour of the Erebus Glacier tongue over the last 60 years indicates that a major calving from the tongue appears to be imminent. Calculations of the regime of the tongue indicate that bottom melt rates may exceed 1 m a −1 . By successive mapping of the ice ton...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Holdsworth, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023340
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023340