Ice Movement Studies on the Skelton Glacier
The volume of ice that flows annually from the Skelton Glacier on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf between the Worcester and Royal Society Ranges was determined during 1958–59 traverse operations to be approximately 791 × 10 6 m. 3 or 712 × 10 6 m. 3 water equivalent. Annual accumulation on the S...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000027258 2024-03-03T08:38:35+00:00 Ice Movement Studies on the Skelton Glacier Wilson, Charles R. Crary, A. P. 1961 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027258 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000027258 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 3, issue 29, page 873-878 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1961 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027258 2024-02-08T08:40:23Z The volume of ice that flows annually from the Skelton Glacier on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf between the Worcester and Royal Society Ranges was determined during 1958–59 traverse operations to be approximately 791 × 10 6 m. 3 or 712 × 10 6 m. 3 water equivalent. Annual accumulation on the Skelton névé field and small cirque glaciers is estimated to be 1,018 × 10 6 m. 3 water equivalent, but this figure can be reduced to 712 × 10 6 m. 3 by assuming that 30 per cent of the expected accumulation in the lower slopes of the glacier is lost to adjacent areas of the Ross Ice Shelf by katabatic winds. It is evident that little or no contribution to the nourishment of the Skelton Glacier comes from the high plateau area of East Antarctica. It is suggested that this condition exists generally in the western Ross Sea and Ross Shelf area, and is responsible for the existence of the present “dry” valleys in the McMurdo Sound area. Some estimates of local ice regime are made at two sites on the glacier where ice thickness and strain rates are known. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Journal of Glaciology McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Skelton Glacier Cambridge University Press East Antarctica Ross Sea McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Skelton Glacier ENVELOPE(161.500,161.500,-78.583,-78.583) Skelton Névé ENVELOPE(160.000,160.000,-78.333,-78.333) Journal of Glaciology 3 29 873 878 |
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The volume of ice that flows annually from the Skelton Glacier on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf between the Worcester and Royal Society Ranges was determined during 1958–59 traverse operations to be approximately 791 × 10 6 m. 3 or 712 × 10 6 m. 3 water equivalent. Annual accumulation on the Skelton névé field and small cirque glaciers is estimated to be 1,018 × 10 6 m. 3 water equivalent, but this figure can be reduced to 712 × 10 6 m. 3 by assuming that 30 per cent of the expected accumulation in the lower slopes of the glacier is lost to adjacent areas of the Ross Ice Shelf by katabatic winds. It is evident that little or no contribution to the nourishment of the Skelton Glacier comes from the high plateau area of East Antarctica. It is suggested that this condition exists generally in the western Ross Sea and Ross Shelf area, and is responsible for the existence of the present “dry” valleys in the McMurdo Sound area. Some estimates of local ice regime are made at two sites on the glacier where ice thickness and strain rates are known. |
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Ice Movement Studies on the Skelton Glacier |
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Ice Movement Studies on the Skelton Glacier |
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Ice Movement Studies on the Skelton Glacier |
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Ice Movement Studies on the Skelton Glacier |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Journal of Glaciology McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Skelton Glacier |
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Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Journal of Glaciology McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Skelton Glacier |
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