Subglacial Meltwater Routes of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet
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posted on 2022-05-16, 10:52 authored by Nico Dewald, Stephen LivingstoneStephen Livingstone, Christopher Clark<p>Mapping of subglacial meltwater routes of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet using high-resolution (1-2 m) digital elevation models.<br>
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<p>Projection and datum: WGS 84 / North Pole Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area Europe (EPSG: 3575).<br>
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<p><strong>Approach</strong><br>
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<p>Three types of subglacial meltwater routes are distinguished:<br>
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<p>1) esker ridges<br>
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<p>2) meltwater corridors associated with esker ridges<br>
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<p>3) additional meltwater corridors</p>
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<p><strong>Attribute table</strong><br>
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<p>"Type"-field in attribute table congruent with numbers given above. Abbreviations in "Country" field: FIN=Finland, NOR=Norway, SWE=Sweden, RUS=Russia. Length values in metres.<br>
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Funding
Palaeoglaciological advances to understand Earth’s ice sheets by landform analysis
European Research Council
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