A Mini-Surge on theRyder Glacier, Greenland Observed via Satelite Radar Interferometry
A dramatic short term speed up of the Ryder glacier has been detected using satellite radar interferometry. The accelerated flow represents a substantial, though short-lived, change in the ice discharge from this basin. We believe that meltwater was involved in this event, either as an active partic...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/26051 |
| Summary: | A dramatic short term speed up of the Ryder glacier has been detected using satellite radar interferometry. The accelerated flow represents a substantial, though short-lived, change in the ice discharge from this basin. We believe that meltwater was involved in this event, either as an active participant, as meltwater-filled lakes on the surface of the glacier drained during the period of rapid motion. |
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