Widespread Moulin Formation During Supraglacial Lake Drainages in Greenland

Hoffman, Matthew J.; Perego, Mauro; Andrews, Lauren C.; Price, Stephen F.; Neumann, Thomas A.; Johnson, Jesse V.; Catania, Ginny; Lüthi, Martin P.

doi:10.1002/2017GL075659

Widespread Moulin Formation During Supraglacial Lake Drainages in Greenland

Journal Article · Wed Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075659· OSTI ID:1417225

^[1]; Perego, Mauro ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[1]; Neumann, Thomas A. ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[6]; ^[7]

Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM USA
Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM USA
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD USA
Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD USA
Department of Computer Science, University of Montana, Missoula MT USA
Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX USA, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX USA
Department of Geography, University of Zürich, Zürich Switzerland

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) (SC-21); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1417225

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1417227
OSTI ID: 1417820
OSTI ID: 1421629

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-28283; SAND2018--0455J

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters; ISSN 0094-8276

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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