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Glaciology

explanation of glacier surges by a switch of basal drainage from efficient tunnels to a linked-cavity system that raises water pressure and sliding.

In glaciology, Kamb surge mechanism refers to explanation of glacier surges by a switch of basal drainage from efficient tunnels to a linked-cavity system that raises water pressure and sliding. This meaning comes from Kamb (1987) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.[1]

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References

  1. Kamb, B. (1987). Glacier surge mechanism based on linked cavity configuration of the basal water conduit system. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 92(B9), 9083-9100. https://doi.org/10.1029/jb092ib09p09083

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