Sentences with phrase «ice flow along»

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Once on that lowland, the bergs are carried along by the slow - flowing nitrogen ice, often ending up clumped together in large groups (such as the 60 - km - long Challenger Colles, upper right, a feature whose name honors the seven astronauts who died onboard space shuttle Challenger in 1986).

After further analysis of the data, the scientists found that although a strong El Niño changes wind patterns in West Antarctica in a way that promotes flow of warm ocean waters towards the ice shelves to increase melting from below, it also increases snowfall particularly along the Amundsen Sea sector.

The flow is so strong, says coauthor and engineer Jonathan Boreyko, «it's ripping off the ice crystals that are growing from the bottom and taking them along for the ride.»

Lead author Dr Malcolm McMillan from the University of Leeds said: «We find that ice losses continue to be most pronounced along the fast - flowing ice streams of the Amundsen Sea sector, with thinning rates of between 4 and 8 metres per year near to the grounding lines of the Pine Island, Thwaites and Smith Glaciers.»

I suppose that as the under side of the glacier melts, the resulting fresh water mixes with the adjacent salt water, making it lighter and causing it to flow upwards along the under side of the ice.

... ratio of retreat to the along - flow stress - coupling length is proportional to the relative increase in speed, consistent with typical ice flow and sliding laws.

The house is near new and flows over three levels with two bedrooms on the second level and a third on the top level along with a spacious kitchen featuring a large oven and gas cook top, fridge with water cooler and ice maker, dishwasher and room to cook up a storm!

Shorefast ice conditions along the northeastern Chukchi Sea coast (Barrow to Wainwright) reflect the combination of late freeze - up after the 2012 record minimum summer ice extent and persistent westerly flow advecting warm air throughout fall and early winter.

All along the East Coast of Greenland, we find a strong southward flow of ice and Polar Water called the East Greenland Current.

Ninety percent of the world's ice lies either on the continent, in ice sheets that are on average 1.3 miles thick, or in sheets that have flowed offshore to form floating platforms of ice along the coast, hundreds to thousands of feet thick.