Basal topographic controls on rapid retreat of Humboldt Glacier, northern Greenland

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 61, Issue 225, 2015, Pages 137-150

  Carr, J R ^a,b,c   Vieli, A ^d   Stokes, C R ^a   Jamieson, S S R ^a   Palmer, S J ^e   Christoffersen, P ^f   Dowdeswell, J A ^f   Nick, F M ^g   Blankenship, D D ^h   Young, D A ^h  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic glaciology; Atmosphere ice ocean interactions; Glacier calving; Glacier fluctuations; Glacier modelling

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; BASAL FLOW; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; SEA ICE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; HUMBOLDT GLACIER;

EID: 84929396688     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2015JoG14J128     Document Type: Article

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