Tides and the flow of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica
[1] Surface speeds of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, are known to vary by around 10–20% (depending on location) with a fortnightly periodicity corresponding to a springneap tidal cycle. The reasons for these periodic variations in flow are unclear. Here the possible role of tidal stress transm...
Published in: | Journal of Geophysical Research |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union
2007
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11746/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11746/1/2006JF000731.pdf http://www.agu.org/journals/jf/jf0704/2006JF000731/2006JF000731.pdf |