A continuum model (PSUMEL1) of ice mélange and its role during retreat of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
<p>Rapidly retreating thick ice fronts can generate large amounts of mélange (floating ice debris), which may affect episodes of rapid retreat of Antarctic marine ice. In modern Greenland fjords, mélange provides substantial back pressure on calving ice faces, which slows ice front calving rat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Model Development |
| Online Access: | https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/11/5149/2018/gmd-11-5149-2018.pdf |