Surface melt driven summer diurnal and winter multi-day stick-slip motion and till sedimentology

Glacier meltwater can penetrate the glacier bed and act as a lubricant, accelerating retreat. Here, the authors use the unique Glacsweb wireless probe at Skálafellsjökull in Iceland and find evidence for two types of stick-slip events: small diurnal events in summer and large multiday events in wint...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Jane K. Hart, Kirk Martinez, Philip J. Basford, Alexander I. Clayton, Benjamin A. Robson, David S. Young
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
Subjects:
Science
Q
glacier
Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09547-6
https://doaj.org/article/2e0e635a86f847609fa03b600ce0b1e4
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Summary:Glacier meltwater can penetrate the glacier bed and act as a lubricant, accelerating retreat. Here, the authors use the unique Glacsweb wireless probe at Skálafellsjökull in Iceland and find evidence for two types of stick-slip events: small diurnal events in summer and large multiday events in winter.

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