Rutford Ice Stream
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Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutford Ice Stream canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Ellsworth Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sentinel Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| channelsIceFrom | West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateContext | part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, considered vulnerable to climate change ⓘ |
| countryClaim | British Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
constraining ice-sheet models
ⓘ
studies of ice-stream stick-slip behavior ⓘ |
| dischargeSpeed |
hundreds of meters per year
ⓘ
over 1 m per day in places ⓘ |
| drainsRegion | Ellsworth Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | east of the Ellsworth Mountains ⓘ |
| glaciologicalSignificance | major outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| hasBasalCondition | partly at or near pressure-melting point ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | mapped in Antarctic Polar Stereographic projection ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
strong basal shear margins
ⓘ
subglacial bed topography mapped by radar ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | generally northward toward Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasFlowRegime | fast-flowing compared to surrounding ice sheet ⓘ |
| influences |
mass balance of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
ⓘ
sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | fast-flowing Antarctic outlet glacier ⓘ |
| length | approximately 290 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
GPS measurements
ⓘ
ice-penetrating radar surveys ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert H. Rutford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
basal sliding
ⓘ
ice stream dynamics ⓘ ice-sheet stability ⓘ subglacial hydrology ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
British Antarctic Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Antarctic Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevassed shear margins
ⓘ
relatively smooth central flow band ⓘ |
| terminusType | floating ice shelf terminus ⓘ |
| width | approximately 24 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rutford Ice Stream Description of subject: Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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