Cause Of Glacial Earthquakes In Greenland Clarified
Friday, January 2, 2009 - 11:14
in Earth & Climate
Satellite observations during the past decade have shown dramatic changes in flow speed on year-to-year timescales at Greenland's outlet glaciers. Seismic events traced back to glaciers during the same time period have been interpreted to have resulted from calving events at the glacier terminus or surging events lubricated by subglacial meltwater.