Lecture 19 Flashcards
1
Q
Distributed or channel moves faster
A
Distributed
2
Q
Once a tidewater glacier retreats from stable position where could it go back to
A
Another raised area, where glacier meets ocean
3
Q
Tidewater glaciers melt and cause sea rise?
A
Yeeeeee
4
Q
Do ice shelves melting cause sea level rise?
A
Not directly but they slow glacier flow out of Antarctic which increases sea level
5
Q
Most famous iceberg
A
Sunk titanic, prob from jakobshavn glacier
6
Q
How are icebergs monitored today
A
International ice patrol with satellite, planes, ships
