Kamb Ice Stream

Coordinates: 82°15′S 145°00′W / 82.250°S 145.000°W / -82.250; -145.000
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Kamb Ice Stream (82°15′S 145°00′W / 82.250°S 145.000°W / -82.250; -145.000), a glaciological feature of the Ross Ice Shelf of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet,[1] formerly known as Ice Stream C, the ice stream was renamed in 2001 in honor of Caltech Glaciologist Dr. Barclay Kamb. Its margins were the focus of a sequence of scientific borehole expeditions in 2019 and 2021 where a New Zealand team melted their way through the ice to sample the oceanographic conditions below.[2]

The view beneath the ice of the Kamb Ice Stream where it meets the Ross Ice Shelf, looking at the ice underside.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Babcock, Michelle (28 January 2020). "First look under Thwaites Glacier and Kamb Ice Stream – Planetary Habitability and Technology Lab". eas.gatech.edu. School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Horgan, Huw Joseph; Stevens, Craig (10 February 2022). "Exploring Antarctica's hidden under-ice rivers and their role in future sea-level rise". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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