A constraint upon the basal water distribution and thermal state of the Greenland Ice Sheet from radar bed echoes
<p>There is widespread, but often indirect, evidence that a significant fraction of the bed beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet is thawed (at or above the pressure melting point for ice). This includes the beds of major outlet glaciers and their tributaries and a large area around the NorthGRIP...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-09-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/2831/2018/tc-12-2831-2018.pdf |