Seasonal speed-up of two outlet glaciers of Austfonna, Svalbard, inferred from continuous GPS measurements
A large part of the ice discharge from ice caps and ice sheets occurs through spatially limited flow units that may operate in a mode of steady flow or cyclic surge behaviour. Changes in the dynamics of distinct flow units play a key role in the mass balance of Austfonna, the largest ice cap on Sval...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-04-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/453/2012/tc-6-453-2012.pdf |