Ice Mass Fluctuations in NorthernVictoria Land

[From the introduction] Rennick Glacier is one of the major ice drainages for the northern Victoria Land sector of East Antarctica. Unlike glaciers farther south along the Transantarctic Mountains, Rennick Glacier does not drain into the Ross Ice Shelf but flows directly into a seasonally ice-covere...

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Main Author: Mayewski, Paul Andrew
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1983
Subjects:
Glaciogeology
Geochemistry
Glaciology
Cryology
Climate Change
Climate
Earth Sciences
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Antarc*
Antarctica
East Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Rennick Glacier
Ross Ice Shelf
Victoria Land
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/215
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1220/viewcontent/AJUSvXVIIIn5p112.pdf
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Summary:[From the introduction] Rennick Glacier is one of the major ice drainages for the northern Victoria Land sector of East Antarctica. Unlike glaciers farther south along the Transantarctic Mountains, Rennick Glacier does not drain into the Ross Ice Shelf but flows directly into a seasonally ice-covered ocean. Therefore, current fluctuations of this glacier are unhampered by the dampening effects of the Ross Ice Shelf. The primary controls on the activity of this glacier and others in this region are mass balance and sea level.

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