Longitudinal surface structures (flowstripes) on Antarctic glaciers

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: N. F. Glasser, G. H. Gudmundsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Filchner Ice Shelf; Lambert Glacier; Recovery Glacier; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-383-2012; https://doaj.org/article/b3f2d73798814012a006a7ecbc4944cd

Longitudinal surface structures ("flowstripes") are common on many glaciers but their origin and significance are poorly understood. In this paper we present observations of the development of these longitudinal structures from four different Antarctic glacier systems; the Lambert Glacier/...