Self-regulation of ice flow varies across the ablation area in south-west Greenland

The concept of a positive feedback between ice flow and enhanced melt rates in a warmer climate fuelled the debate regarding the temporal and spatial controls on seasonal ice acceleration. Here we combine melt, basal water pressure and ice velocity data. Using 20 years of data covering the whole abl...

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Main Authors: R. S. W. van de Wal, C. J. P. P. Smeets, W. Boot, M. Stoffelen, R. van Kampen, S. H. Doyle, F. Wilhelms, M. R. van den Broeke, C. H. Reijmer, J. Oerlemans, A. Hubbard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-04-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/603/2015/tc-9-603-2015.pdf