Horizontal Motion of Ice Stream (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Horizontal Motion of Ice Stream

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As the tide falls, the floating Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf grounds out, slowing down the progress of the Rutford Ice Stream. When the tide rises, the ice shelf floats again, allowing the flow of the ice stream to speed up.

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B. Minchew/Caltech

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