Articles | Volume 6, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-273-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-273-2012
Research article
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13 Mar 2012
Research article |  | 13 Mar 2012

Kinematic first-order calving law implies potential for abrupt ice-shelf retreat

A. Levermann, T. Albrecht, R. Winkelmann, M. A. Martin, M. Haseloff, and I. Joughin

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