Accelerating flow of the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Simmons, D.A.; Rouse, J.R.. 1984 Accelerating flow of the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 30 (106). 377-380. https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000006262

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Abstract/Summary

Position fixes made at the British Antarctic Survey station, Halley, on the Brunt Ice Shelf are considered for the period 1968–82. These show an initial westward velocity of approximately 400 ma−1 rising to over 700 m a−1 by the end of the period. The data are well fitted by two straight lines. The first for 1968–71 has a slope 430 m a−1 in agreement with that found by Thomas (1973) for the period up to 1968. The second for 1972–83 has a slope 740 ma −1, a large increase sustained for up to 10 years.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000006262
ISSN:	0022-1430
Date made live:	30 May 2019 08:46 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523581

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000006262

ISSN:

0022-1430

Date made live:

30 May 2019 08:46 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523581