Properties of a marine ice layer under the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica
The Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, undergoes high basal melt rates near the southern limit of its grounding line where 80% of the ice melts within 240 km of becoming afloat. A considerable portion of this later refreezes downstream as marine ice. This produces a marine ice layer up to 200 m thick...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Int Glaciol Soc
2009
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3189/002214309789470941 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/100643 |