Whillans Ice Stream
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Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glaciological feature
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| characteristic |
episodic sliding
ⓘ
fast-flowing ⓘ intermittent stick-slip motion ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowDirection | toward Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | subglacial environment ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Ice Stream B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | West Antarctic Rift System region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
basal sliding processes
ⓘ
subglacial hydrology ⓘ |
| hasLength | hundreds of kilometers ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
contributes ice discharge to Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
experiences sudden slip events ⓘ velocity varies over time ⓘ |
| hasResearchStationNearby | field camps on Ross Ice Shelf region ⓘ |
| hasSubglacialFeature |
subglacial lakes
ⓘ
subglacial water system ⓘ |
| hasThickness | hundreds of meters of ice ⓘ |
| hasWidth | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| importance | major drainage channel of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| influences |
mass balance of Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| isNeighborOf |
Bindschadler Ice Stream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamb Ice Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem | Ross Sea drainage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType |
episodic sliding events
ⓘ
stick-slip ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ian Whillans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
GPS instruments
ⓘ
satellite radar interferometry ⓘ seismic instruments ⓘ |
| partOf | West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
basal friction
ⓘ
ice stream dynamics ⓘ ice-sheet stability ⓘ subglacial water flow ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
glaciological research
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing studies ⓘ seismological studies ⓘ |
| terminus | grounding line of Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
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