Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

The empirical basis for modelling glacial erosion rates

  • Simon J. Cook,
  • Darrel A. Swift,
  • Martin P. Kirkbride,
  • Peter G. Knight,
  • Richard I. Waller

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14583-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Glaciers have profoundly shaped Earth’s surface, but glacial erosion models lack a strong empirical basis. Cook et al. have compiled a dataset that illustrates how the speed at which glaciers move controls the rate at which they erode, and that climate is crucial in modulating glacier sliding speed and erosion rates.