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: unknown
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2013
• Subjects: Abrams; Barclay; Ivlev; Kamb Ice Stream; Regina; West Antarctica; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica; National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG63A535

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...