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linked-cavitydrainage1 CONSTRUCTLinked-cavity drainageKAMB · GLACIOLOGY

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Glaciology

a distributed subglacial drainage of water-filled cavities behind bed bumps joined by narrow orifices, linked to glacier surging.

In glaciology, linked-cavity drainage refers to a distributed subglacial drainage of water-filled cavities behind bed bumps joined by narrow orifices, linked to glacier surging. This meaning comes from Kamb (1987) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.[1]

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  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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