Fortnightly variations in the flow velocity of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Most of the ice lost from the Antarctic ice sheet passes through a few fast-flowing and highly dynamic ice streams(1). Quantifying temporal variations in flow in these ice streams, and understanding their causes, is a prerequisite for estimating the potential contribution of the Antarctic ice sheet...

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Published in:Nature
Main Author: Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2006
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12009/