Simultaneous disintegration of outlet glaciers in Porpoise Bay (Wilkes Land), East Antarctica, driven by sea ice break-up
The floating ice shelves and glacier tongues which fringe the Antarctic continent are important because they help buttress ice flow from the ice sheet interior. Dynamic feedbacks associated with glacier calving have the potential to reduce buttressing and subsequently increase ice flow into the ocea...
Published in: | The Cryosphere |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-427-2017 http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/427/2017/tc-11-427-2017.pdf https://doaj.org/article/f4e74b87ce794560927864e063cd77e2 |