The instability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS)

Abstract We present the results of a seismic reflection experiment performed transverse to flow a few tens of kilometers above the main trunk of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica, where we image a basal high surrounded by variable subglacial conditions. This high rises as much as 200 m above the surr...

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Main Authors: L. E. Peters, S. An
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.562.3595
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1047/srp/srp097/of2007-1047srp097.pdf