Glacier Beds Can Get Slipperier at Higher Sliding Speeds

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 14:01 in Earth & Climate

Lab experiments by Iowa State glaciologists have found that as a glacier's sliding speed increases, the bed beneath the glacier can grow slipperier. That finding could lead to better predictions of glacier response to climate change and resulting sea-level rise.

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