Kamb Ice Stream flow history and surge potential

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Engelhardt, Hermann, Kamb, Barclay
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2013
• Subjects: Kamb Ice Stream; West Antarctica; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/40909/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/40909/1/Engelhardt_2013p287.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130822-134141566

A basal zone, tens of meters thick, of debris-laden ice was observed in Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica, using a video camera lowered into boreholes made by hot-water drilling. The debris content varies, sometimes abruptly, forming a sequence of layers that reflect the complex history of fast ice f...