EVIDENCE OF A PERIODIC ICE-CLIFF AVALANCHE ON NORTH-WEST ELLESMERE ISLAND, N.W.T., CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC
ABSTRACT. Evidence of a recent (1985) ice-cliff avalanche from an outlet lobe of a small plateau ice cap on north-west Ellesmere Island is discussed. Former avalanche events are evidenced by debris lying outside the 1985 avalanche material. Periodic activity seems to be linked to the build-up of mel...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.429.6304 2023-05-15T14:58:20+02:00 EVIDENCE OF A PERIODIC ICE-CLIFF AVALANCHE ON NORTH-WEST ELLESMERE ISLAND, N.W.T., CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC D. J. A. Evans T. G. Fisher The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.6304 http://www.igsoc.org/journal/33/113/igs_journal_vol33_issue113_pg68-71.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.6304 http://www.igsoc.org/journal/33/113/igs_journal_vol33_issue113_pg68-71.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.igsoc.org/journal/33/113/igs_journal_vol33_issue113_pg68-71.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T04:31:56Z ABSTRACT. Evidence of a recent (1985) ice-cliff avalanche from an outlet lobe of a small plateau ice cap on north-west Ellesmere Island is discussed. Former avalanche events are evidenced by debris lying outside the 1985 avalanche material. Periodic activity seems to be linked to the build-up of melt water in the crevasses of the outlet lobe during the melt season. The exact magnitude and frequency of events are unknown. Some implications to geomorphology and the sedimentology of sub-polar glaciers are discussed. Text Arctic Ellesmere Island Ice cap Unknown Arctic Ellesmere Island |
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ABSTRACT. Evidence of a recent (1985) ice-cliff avalanche from an outlet lobe of a small plateau ice cap on north-west Ellesmere Island is discussed. Former avalanche events are evidenced by debris lying outside the 1985 avalanche material. Periodic activity seems to be linked to the build-up of melt water in the crevasses of the outlet lobe during the melt season. The exact magnitude and frequency of events are unknown. Some implications to geomorphology and the sedimentology of sub-polar glaciers are discussed. |
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EVIDENCE OF A PERIODIC ICE-CLIFF AVALANCHE ON NORTH-WEST ELLESMERE ISLAND, N.W.T., CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC |
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EVIDENCE OF A PERIODIC ICE-CLIFF AVALANCHE ON NORTH-WEST ELLESMERE ISLAND, N.W.T., CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC |
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EVIDENCE OF A PERIODIC ICE-CLIFF AVALANCHE ON NORTH-WEST ELLESMERE ISLAND, N.W.T., CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC |
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evidence of a periodic ice-cliff avalanche on north-west ellesmere island, n.w.t., canadian high arctic |
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