Rapid iceberg calving following removal of tightly packed pro-glacial mélange

Observation systems are not sufficient to determine the relationship between mélange strength and calving frequency. Here the authors used the derivation of digital elevation models from radar interferometry data to study Jakobshavn Isbræ and show an inverse correlation between mélange thickness and...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Surui Xie, Timothy H. Dixon, David M. Holland, Denis Voytenko, Irena Vaňková
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Science
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Jakobshavn Isbræ
Jakobshavn
Jakobshavn isbræ
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10908-4
https://doaj.org/article/aa3a0a19794346b2a23a54e24bd7e604
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Summary:Observation systems are not sufficient to determine the relationship between mélange strength and calving frequency. Here the authors used the derivation of digital elevation models from radar interferometry data to study Jakobshavn Isbræ and show an inverse correlation between mélange thickness and calving rate.

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