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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1455-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1455-2021
Research article
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24 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 24 Mar 2021

Challenges in predicting Greenland supraglacial lake drainages at the regional scale

Kristin Poinar and Lauren C. Andrews

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This study addresses Greenland supraglacial lake drainages. We analyze ice deformation...
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