Winter speed-up of quiescent surge-type glaciers in Yukon, Canada
Glacier surges often initiate in winter, but the mechanism remains unclear in contrast to the well-known summer speed-up at normal glaciers. To better understand the mechanism, we used radar images to examine spatial-temporal changes in the ice velocity of surge-type glaciers near the border of Alas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-06-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1183/2015/tc-9-1183-2015.pdf |