Rapid wastage of the Hazen Plateau ice caps, northeastern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

Two pairs of small stagnant ice bodies on the Hazen Plateau of northeastern Ellesmere Island, the St. Patrick Bay ice caps and the Murray and Simmons ice caps, are rapidly shrinking, and the remnants of the St. Patrick Bay ice caps are likely to disappear entirely within the next 5 years. Vertical a...

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Main Authors: M. C. Serreze, B. Raup, C. Braun, D. R. Hardy, R. S. Bradley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-01-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/169/2017/tc-11-169-2017.pdf