Kamb Ice Stream
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Kamb Ice Stream is a major Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that feeds ice into the Ross Ice Shelf.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glaciological feature
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ice Stream C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica (no sovereign state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drains | part of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| feedsInto | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsToward | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasClimateContext | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasComponent | ice shelf margin near Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasFlowType | ice stream ⓘ |
| hasResearchImportanceFor |
Antarctic ice mass balance
ⓘ
glacial isostatic adjustment studies ⓘ subglacial ecosystem studies ⓘ |
| hasScientificStationsNearby | temporary field camps ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
slow-flowing
ⓘ
stagnant ⓘ |
| hasSubglacialEnvironment |
subglacial till
ⓘ
subglacial water system ⓘ |
| hasSurface | permanent ice and snow cover ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
flow stripes ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | ice stream shutdown ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
sea-level rise projections
ⓘ
understanding West Antarctic Ice Sheet behavior ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major ice streams draining into Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystemWith |
Amundsen Sea sector ice streams
ⓘ
Bindschadler Ice Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercer Ice Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ Whillans Ice Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
GPS measurements
ⓘ
ice-penetrating radar ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bill Kamb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. B. Kamb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ross Ice Shelf drainage system
ⓘ
West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | glaciology ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
ice sheet stability
ⓘ
ice stream dynamics ⓘ subglacial hydrology ⓘ |
| wasPreviously | fast-flowing ice stream ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.