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Glacier, River and Sea Ice Blister Observations

1992

Kovacs, Austin

Ice blister observations made by the author in Greenland, Alaska and Antarctica are discussed. Ice blisters up to 3 m high and tens of meters long were observed on rivers and glaciers as well as on a subsurface glacial pool. Ice blisters observed by other investigators are also discussed, as is ice blister morphology (solid, hollow or water-filled), the processes associated with their formation and their potential as a resource for potable water. Freshwater ice, Ice blisters, River ice, Glacier ice, Ice mounds, Water supply.

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alaska glaciers greenland ice morphology permafrost rivers sea ice snow thawing water

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*water supplies; Greenland(alaska).; *ice formation; Subsurface; Ice mechanics; Ice and permafrost; Cavities; *ice blisters

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English

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COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NHDTIC AND NTIS

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COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH

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