Assessment of heat sources on the control of fast flow of Vestfonna ice cap, Svalbard

Understanding the response of fast flowing ice streams or outlet glaciers to changing climate is crucial in order to make reliable projections of sea level change over the coming decades. Motion of fast outlet glaciers occurs largely through basal motion governed by physical processes at the glacier...

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Main Authors: M. Schäfer, F. Gillet-Chaulet, R. Gladstone, R. Pettersson, V. A. Pohjola, T. Strozzi, T. Zwinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-10-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/1951/2014/tc-8-1951-2014.pdf