Bed properties and three-dimensional topography from radar at Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

SCHLEGEL, REBECCA

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Bed properties and three-dimensional topography from radar at Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica / REBECCA SCHLEGEL

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Outlet glaciers and ice streams of the Antarctic Ice Sheet provide dis-charge pathways, transporting >90% of the continents ice into the oceans. Elongated landforms beneath fast ﬂowing ice streams form as a result of ice-bed interactions. Understanding their link to ice ﬂow dynamics will better i...

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Published:	Swansea 2022
Institution:	Swansea University
Degree level:	Doctoral
Degree name:	Ph.D
Supervisor:	Murray, Tavi
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Bed properties and three-dimensional topography from radar at Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica / REBECCA SCHLEGEL

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