Persistence and variability of ice-stream grounding lines on retrograde bed slopes

In many ice streams, basal resistance varies in space and time due to the dynamically evolving properties of subglacial till. These variations can cause internally generated oscillations in ice-stream flow. However, the potential for such variations in basal properties is not considered by conventio...

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Main Authors: A. A. Robel, C. Schoof, E. Tziperman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/1883/2016/tc-10-1883-2016.pdf