Ice dynamic response to two modes of surface lake drainage on the Greenland ice sheet

Ice dynamic response to two modes of surface lake drainage on the Greenland ice sheet

Supraglacial lake drainage on the Greenland ice sheet opens surface-to-bed connections, reduces basal friction, and temporarily increases ice flow velocities by up to an order of magnitude. Existing field-based observations of lake drainages and their impact on ice dynamics are limited, and focus on...

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Main Authors: Marco Tedesco, Ian C Willis, Matthew J Hoffman, Alison F Banwell, Patrick Alexander, Neil S Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
Greenland
ice dynamics
supraglacial lakes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034007

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