Tidal pacing, skipped slips and the slowdown of Whillans Ice Stream, Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 60, Issue 222, 2014, Pages 795-807

  Winberry, J Paul ^a   Anandakrishnan, Sridhar ^b   Alley, Richard B ^b   Wiens, Douglas A ^c   Pratt, Martin J ^c  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic glaciology; Ice dynamics; Ice streams; Subglacial lakes

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; ICE STREAM; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER FLOW;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA; WHILLANS ICE STREAM;

EID: 84908667226     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014JoG14J038     Document Type: Article

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