Premelting increases the rate of regelation by an order of magnitude
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DOI: 10.1017/jog.2019.33
Abstract: ABSTRACT Glacier sliding over small obstacles relies on melting on their upstream sides and refreezing downstream. Previous treatments have appealed to ‘pressure melting’ as the cause of the spatial variations in melting temperature that drive… read more here.
Keywords: rate regelation; order magnitude; pressure; regelation ... See more keywords