Five decades of strong temporal variability in the flow of Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Data showing velocity changes on the Brunt Ice Shelf (BIS), Antarctica, over the last 55 years are presented and analysed. During this period no large-scale calving events took place and the ice shelf gradually grew in size. Ice flow velocities, however, fluctuated greatly, increasing twofold betwee...

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Main Authors: G. HILMAR GUDMUNDSSON, JAN DE RYDT, THOMAS NAGLER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143016001325/type/journal_article