Widespread Moulin Formation During Supraglacial Lake Drainages in Greenland

Moulins permit access of surface meltwater to the glacier bed, causing basal lubrication and ice speedup in the ablation zone of western Greenland during summer. Despite the substantial impact of moulins on ice dynamics, the conditions under which they form are poorly understood. We assimilate a tim...

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Published in:	Geophysical research letters Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 778 - 788
Main Authors:	Hoffman, Matthew J., Perego, Mauro, Andrews, Lauren C., Price, Stephen F., Neumann, Thomas A., Johnson, Jesse V., Catania, Ginny, Lüthi, Martin P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.01.2018 American Geophysical Union
Subjects:	Ablation Drainage Drainage control Dynamics Earth Sciences fracturing GEOSCIENCES Glaciation Glacier melting Glaciers Glaciohydrology Global positioning systems GPS Greenland Greenland ice sheet hydrology Ice Ice formation Ice sheet models Ice sheets Lake ice Lakes Laminar flow Lubrication Mathematics Meltwater modeling moulins Positioning systems Satellite navigation systems Spring Stresses Summer Surface velocity Winter Greenland
ISSN:	0094-8276, 1944-8007
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