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Sediment transport drives tidewater glacier periodicity
Most of Earth’s glaciers are retreating, but some tidewater glaciers are advancing despite increasing temperatures and contrary to their neighbors. This can be explained by the coupling of ice and sediment dynamics: a shoal forms at the glacier terminus, reducing ice discharge and causing advance to...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522421/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28733603 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00095-5 |