Switch-off of a major enhanced ice flow unit in East Antarctica

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) is the largest reservoir of ice on the planet by an order of magnitude. Compared with the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), it is traditionally considered to be relatively stable, with only minor adjustments to its configuration over glacial-interglacial cycles. He...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Rippin, David M., Siegert, Martin J., Bamber, Jonathan L., Vaughan, David G., Corr, Hugh F.J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Geophysical Union 2006
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/109/