The interaction between tides, ice shelves and ice streams
Observation of ice-stream and ice-shelf flow has revealed interaction with the ocean tide, in some cases far upstream of the grounding line. Ice-stream velocities can be greatly affected by local ocean tides at a variety of timescales but of particular interest is a fortnightly modulation in flow th...
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Bangor University
2015
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.690684 |