GPS-derived strain rates on an active ice shelf rift
Ice shelves are important components of the Antarctic ice sheet due to their ice-ocean-atmosphere interface and vulnerability to global increases (or decreases) in atmospheric and oceanic temperatures. The development of rifts, which are fractures that penetrate through the entire ice shelf thicknes...
Published in: | Survey Review |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Maney Publishing
2009
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1179/003962608X389979 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/53821 |