Rapid marine deglaciation: asynchronous retreat dynamics between the Irish Sea Ice Stream and terrestrial outlet glaciers

Understanding the retreat behaviour of past marine-based ice sheets provides vital context for accurate assessments of the present stability and long-term response of contemporary polar ice sheets to climate and oceanic warming. Here new multibeam swath bathymetry data and sedimentological analysis...

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Main Authors: H. Patton, A. Hubbard, T. Bradwell, N. F. Glasser, M. J. Hambrey, C. D. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Earth Surface Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/1/53/2013/esurf-1-53-2013.pdf