Bottom melting on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, using different measuring techniques

Grosfeld, K, Blindow, N and Thyssen, F ;

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Abstract

During the 1989/90 field season on Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS), Antarctica, special interest was focused on the examination of the bottom-melting rate by different measuring techniques. Access to the sea water underneath the ice shelf was gained by means of hot-water drillings. The installation of temperature cable and TDR-sensor lines yield a distinct value of the bottom mass-balance parameter after re-measurement in 1992. In addition a seasonal dependence for bottom melting is indicated. -from Authors

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Grosfeld, K, Blindow, N and Thyssen, F ;

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Basic Research > Helmholtz Independent Research

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Grosfeld, K. , Blindow, N. and Thyssen, F. (1992): Bottom melting on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, using different measuring techniques , Polarforschung, 62 (2-3), pp. 71-76 .

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