Reduced glacier sliding caused by persistent drainage from a subglacial lake
We present velocity observations of a glacier outlet in Vatnajökull, Iceland, deduced from interferometric SAR (InSAR) data obtained during the ERS1/2 tandem mission in 1995–2000. More than a 50% decrease in glacier velocity was observed subsequent to a large jökulhlaup from the subglacial lake Grím...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/4/13/2010/tc-4-13-2010.pdf |