Mercer Ice Stream
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Mercer Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| contributesTo | ice discharge into Ross Sea via Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica has no sovereign country ⓘ |
| drainageType | ice drainage ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | polar ⓘ |
| featureOfInterest | ice dynamics of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northwest ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasFlowCharacteristic |
channelized ice flow
ⓘ
fast-flowing relative to surrounding ice ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
no permanent population
ⓘ
used only for scientific research and environmental monitoring ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
climate impact studies
ⓘ
geophysical surveys ⓘ glaciological field campaigns ⓘ |
| hasSubglacialFeature |
subglacial lakes
ⓘ
subglacial water system ⓘ |
| influences |
mass balance of Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
sea-level rise potential ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
GPS measurements
ⓘ
ice-penetrating radar surveys ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John H. Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Bindschadler Ice Stream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siple Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Whillans Ice Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Ross Embayment ice streams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Marie Byrd Land vicinity ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of Whillans Ice Stream
ⓘ
west of Bindschadler Ice Stream ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
ice stream flow variability
ⓘ
subglacial hydrology ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
flow stripes ⓘ |
| terminus | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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