Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier

A mass balance calculation was made for the floating part of Byrd Glacier, using 1978-79 ice elevation and velocity data, over the 45 km of Byrd Glacier from its grounding line to where it leaves its fjord and merges with the Ross Ice Shelf. Smoothed basal melting rates were relatively uniform over...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Kenneally, James P., Hughes, Terence J.
Format: Text
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Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2004
Subjects:
Antarctic Ice Sheet
grounding line
mass balance
Ross Ice Shelf
Earth Sciences
Antarc*
Antarctic
Byrd Glacier
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelf
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/15
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102004002068
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1014/viewcontent/hughes_16_355_358.pdf
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spelling ftmaineuniv:oai:digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu:ers_facpub-1014 2024-09-15T17:42:25+00:00 Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier Kenneally, James P. Hughes, Terence J. 2004-09-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/15 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102004002068 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1014/viewcontent/hughes_16_355_358.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@UMaine https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/15 doi:10.1017/S0954102004002068 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1014/viewcontent/hughes_16_355_358.pdf This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Earth Science Faculty Scholarship Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding line mass balance Ross Ice Shelf Earth Sciences text 2004 ftmaineuniv https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102004002068 2024-07-24T05:38:40Z A mass balance calculation was made for the floating part of Byrd Glacier, using 1978-79 ice elevation and velocity data, over the 45 km of Byrd Glacier from its grounding line to where it leaves its fjord and merges with the Ross Ice Shelf. Smoothed basal melting rates were relatively uniform over this distance and averaged 12 +/- 2 m yr(-1). Text Antarc* Antarctic Byrd Glacier Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf The University of Maine: DigitalCommons@UMaine Antarctic Science 16 3 355 358
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topic Antarctic Ice Sheet
grounding line
mass balance
Ross Ice Shelf
Earth Sciences
spellingShingle Antarctic Ice Sheet
grounding line
mass balance
Ross Ice Shelf
Earth Sciences
Kenneally, James P.
Hughes, Terence J.
Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier
topic_facet Antarctic Ice Sheet
grounding line
mass balance
Ross Ice Shelf
Earth Sciences
description A mass balance calculation was made for the floating part of Byrd Glacier, using 1978-79 ice elevation and velocity data, over the 45 km of Byrd Glacier from its grounding line to where it leaves its fjord and merges with the Ross Ice Shelf. Smoothed basal melting rates were relatively uniform over this distance and averaged 12 +/- 2 m yr(-1).
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title Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier
title_short Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier
title_full Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier
title_fullStr Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier
title_full_unstemmed Basal Melting Along the Floating Part of Byrd Glacier
title_sort basal melting along the floating part of byrd glacier
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