Ice dynamics of the Darwin-Hatherton glacial system, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

Ice dynamics of the Darwin-Hatherton glacial system, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

The Darwin-Hatherton glacial system (DHGS) drains from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) and through the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) before entering the Ross Embayment. Large ice-free areas covered in glacial sediments surround the DHGS, and at least five glacial drift sheets mark the limits of...

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Main Author: Riger-Kusk, Mette
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Geography 2012
Subjects:
Antarctica
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Ice Sheet
glaciology
Transantarctic Mountains
Darwin Glacier
Hatherton Glacier
Ground Penetrating Radar
glacier modelling
ice dynamics
glacier change
Last Glacial Maximum
glacial sediments
mass balance
grounding line
blue ice areas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6602

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