Sub-catchment melt and long-term stability of ice stream D, West Antarctica

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Abstract

The apparent long-term persistence and short-term variability of the Siple Coast ice streams of West Antarctica are tied to regional thermal conditions and local basal lubrication. Numerical simulations indicate that the flux of latent heat in a throughgoing hydrologic system fed by melt beneath thick inland ice maintains the lubrication of fast-moving modern and ice-age ice streams despite their tendency to freeze to the bed, and would allow additional thinning and grounding-line retreat.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)55-1 - 55-4
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume29
Issue number8
StatePublished - Apr 15 2002

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geophysics
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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