Diverse landscapes beneath Pine Island Glacier influence ice flow

Projecting the future retreat and thus global sea level contributions of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier is hampered by a poor grasp of what controls flow at the ice base. Here, via high-resolution ice-radar imaging, the authors show diverse landscapes beneath the glacier fundamentally influence ic...

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Main Authors: Robert G. Bingham, David G. Vaughan, Edward C. King, Damon Davies, Stephen L. Cornford, Andrew M. Smith, Robert J. Arthern, Alex M. Brisbourne, Jan De Rydt, Alastair G. C. Graham, Matteo Spagnolo, Oliver J. Marsh, David E. Shean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01597-y