Observed latitudinal variations in erosion as a function of glacier dynamics.
Koppes M, Hallet B, Rignot E, Mouginot J, Wellner JS, Boldt K.
Koppes M, et al.
Nature. 2015 Oct 1;526(7571):100-3. doi: 10.1038/nature15385.
Nature. 2015.
PMID: 26432248
Although this broad region has a relatively uniform tectonic and geologic history, the thermal regimes of its glaciers range from temperate to polar. We find that basin-averaged erosion rates vary by three orders of magnitude over this latitudinal transect. Our findings im …
Although this broad region has a relatively uniform tectonic and geologic history, the thermal regimes of its glaciers range from tem …