Decadal slowdown of a land-terminating sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet despite warming

Andrew J. Tedstone (), Peter W. Nienow, Noel Gourmelen, Amaury Dehecq, Daniel Goldberg and Edward Hanna
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Andrew J. Tedstone: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Peter W. Nienow: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Noel Gourmelen: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Amaury Dehecq: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Daniel Goldberg: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Edward Hanna: University of Sheffield

Nature, 2015, vol. 526, issue 7575, 692-695

Abstract: Whether or not an increase in meltwater will make ice sheets move more quickly has been contentious, because water lubricates the ice–rock interface and speeds up the ice, but also stimulates the development of efficient drainage; now, a long-term and large-area study of a land-terminating margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet finds that more meltwater does not equal higher velocity.

Date: 2015
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