Brief Communication: Further summer speedup of Jakobshavn Isbræ
We have extended the record of flow speed on Jakobshavn Isbræ through the summer of 2013. These new data reveal large seasonal speedups, 30 to 50% greater than previous summers. At a point a few kilometres inland from the terminus, the mean annual speed for 2012 is nearly three times as great as tha...
Main Authors: | I. Joughin, B. E. Smith, D. E. Shean, D. Floricioiu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-02-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/209/2014/tc-8-209-2014.pdf |
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