Flow of Rutford Ice Stream and comparison with Carlson Inlet, Antarctica

Results from movement surveys on Rutford Ice Stream are presented with complementary surface-elevation and ice-thickness measurements. Surface velocities of 300 m a−1 occur at least 130 km up-stream of the grounding line and contrast strongly with the neighbouring Carlson Inlet, where a velocity of...

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Published in:Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors: Frolich, R.M., Vaughan, David G., Doake, C.S.M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: International Glaciological Society 1989
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521235/
https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500006959