Ocean wave blocking by periodic surface rolls fortifies Arctic ice shelves

The Ward Hunt and Milne ice shelves are the present-day remnants of a much larger ice shelf that once fringed the coast of Ellesmere Island, Canada. These ice shelves possess a unique surface morphology consisting of wave-like rolls that run parallel to the shoreline. Setting aside the question of h...

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Main Authors: Peter Nekrasov, Douglas R. MacAyeal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143023000588/type/journal_article
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