Patterns in glacial-earthquake activity around Greenland, 2011–13

Glacial earthquakes are caused by large iceberg calving events, which are an important mechanism for mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet. The number of glacial earthquakes in Greenland has increased sixfold over the past two decades. We use teleseismic surface waves to analyze the 145 glacial ear...

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Main Authors: KIRA G. OLSEN, MEREDITH NETTLES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143017000788/type/journal_article