Working Group of the Arctic Council
Figure 6.7 Englacial and subglacial meltwater emerges at tidewater glacier fronts, forcing a heat exchange between the ice front and relatively warm ocean waters. In cases where water depth exceeds 350 m, entrainment of water of 4–5°C can enhance melt rates (after Chauché et al., 2014).
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Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) 2017
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146
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Schematic
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Figure 6.7 Englacial and subglacial meltwater emerges at tidewater glacier fronts, forcing a heat exchange between the ice front and relatively warm ocean waters. In cases where water depth exceeds 350 m, entrainment of water of 4–5°C can enhance melt rates (after Chauché et al., 2014).
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Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
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