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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4929-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4929-2021
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25 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 25 Oct 2021

Nunataks as barriers to ice flow: implications for palaeo ice sheet reconstructions

Martim Mas e Braga, Richard Selwyn Jones, Jennifer C. H. Newall, Irina Rogozhina, Jane L. Andersen, Nathaniel A. Lifton, and Arjen P. Stroeven

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Mountains higher than the ice surface are sampled to know when the ice reached the sampled elevation, which can be used to guide numerical models. This is important to understand how much ice will be lost by ice sheets in the future. We use a simple model to understand how ice flow around mountains affects the ice surface topography and show how much this influences results from field samples. We also show that models need a finer resolution over mountainous areas to better match field samples.