Fracture Propagation to the Base of the Greenland Ice Sheet During Supraglacial Lake Drainage
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory · University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Surface meltwater that reaches the base of an ice sheet creates a mechanism for the rapid response of ice flow to climate change. The process whereby such a pathway is created through thick, cold ice has not, however, been previously observed. We describe the rapid (
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Authors
7- SBSarah B. DasCorresponding
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Newcastle University
- IJIan Joughin
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Newcastle University
- MDM. D. Behn
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Newcastle University
- IMIan M. Howat
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Newcastle University
- MAMatt A. King
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Newcastle University
Topics & keywords
- Greenland ice sheet
- Meltwater
- Ice sheet
- Geology
- Ice stream
- Ice divide
- Drainage
- Geomorphology