Dynamics and mass balance of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica: 1. Geometry and surface velocities

• Main Authors: Kavanaugh, JL, Cuffey, KM, Morse, DL, Conway, H, Rignot, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2009
• Subjects: Climate Action; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5xh678rm

Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, exemplifies a little-studied type of outlet glacier, one that flows slowly through a region of rugged topography and dry climate. This glacier, in addition, connects the East Antarctic Ice Sheet with the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a region much studied for geomorphology, paleoc...