Quantitative estimates of velocity sensitivity to surface melt variations at a large Greenland outlet glacier

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 204, 2011, Pages 609-620

  Andersen, M L ^a,b   Nettles, M ^c   Elosegui, P ^d   Larsen, T B ^a   Hamilton, G S ^e   Stearns, L A ^f  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DE L ESPAI CSIC IEEC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRESSURE; GLACIER; GLACIER FLOW; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; VALLEY GLACIER;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 80053100192     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311797409785     Document Type: Article

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