The distribution of basal motion beneath a High Arctic polythermal glacier

The longitudinal pattern of surface velocity of a large, predominantly colds polythermal glacier (John Evans Glacier, Ellesmere Island, Canada) was measured over summer and winter periods. In the accumulation and upper ablation areas, where ice is predominantly cold-based, summer velocities were sli...

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Main Authors: Copland, L., Sharp, M.J., Nienow, P., Bingham, R.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/11346/