Characteristics of the sticky spot of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Amplitude analysis of reflection seismic data reveals the presence of highly variable bed conditions under the main sticky spot and adjacent regions of the Kamb Ice Stream (formerly ice stream C). The sticky spot, which is a zone of bed that imparts high basal resistance to ice flow, is situated on...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
Main Authors: Luthra, T, Peters, LE, Anandakrishnan, S, Alley, RB, Holschuh, N, Smith, AM
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2017
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
West Antarctica
Kamb Ice Stream
Antarc*
Antarctica
Antarctica Journal
Ice Stream C
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JF004181
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/123543

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