Ice stream dynamics and pro-glacial lake evolution along the north-western margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet

Ice streams drain ice sheets rapidly and are key regulators of their mass balance in both palaeo and contemporary settings. Present day ice streams can be identified, and their short-term activity monitored, by measuring the surface velocity of ice sheets. However, in order to understand their long-...

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Main Author: Brown, Victoria Helen
Published: Durham University 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560990