Geophysical observations of the subglacial topography of Coats Land reveal a landscape formed by tectonics and fluvial erosion that influenced the formation of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
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What’s Under the Water Matters
The fate of barrier islands in presence of sea level rise depends on their underwater shape.
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Why More Rain Doesn’t Mean More Erosion in Mountains
Erosion in mountain-basin systems driven by long-period climate variations is buffered by an erosion saturation effect, which weakens peak erosion and leads to reduced sediment flux.
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Lab Setup Mimics Arctic Erosion
The new methodology gave researchers valuable insights into why Arctic shorelines are crumbling.
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Rock-Ice Avalanche Dynamics: What it Erodes Can Affect How Far it Goes
Using small-scale physical experiments, the mobility of rock-ice avalanches is linked to variability in the earth materials that are encountered along the flow runout path.
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Coherent, Not Chaotic, Migration in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River
The channel threads in braided river systems may be more predictable than previously thought.
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The Complex Evolution of Debris-Covered Glacier Surfaces
A first look at how the surfaces of debris-covered glaciers evolve over time from six years of drone surveys in the Nepal Himalaya.
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Introducing the New EIC of JGR: Earth Surface
Learn about the person taking the helm of JGR: Earth Surface and their vision for the coming years.
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The Pulsed Pace of Glacial Erosion
New data from Lago Argentino, Patagonia reveal that glacial erosion occurs in discrete pulses, which challenges previous ideas that erosion rates have increased over time due to climate change.