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Meteorite stranding surfaces and the Greenland icesheet

Meibom, A.  
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Haack, H.
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Harvey, R.P.
2001
Meteoritics & Planetary Science

Thirty years of recoveries in East Antarctica have led to significant understanding of the regional characteristics associated with meteorite stranding surfaces. In Antarctica these sites are characterized by patches of snow-free blue ice at high altitude on the icesheet in regions where iceflow is highly restricted. Melting is extremely rare or absent and sublimation rates are high, even though meteorite stranding surfaces are predominantly found within regions where accumulation typically dominates. Localized environmental conditions that persist for thousands of years or longer appear to be the dominant factor rather than shorter-term or seasonal cycles. In this paper we describe our discovery of regions in Northeast Greenland with blue ice areas that exhibit many of the requisite characteristics, suggesting that they are excellent prospects for future meteorite recovery efforts.

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DOI
10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01918.x
Web of Science ID

WOS:000169991700005

Author(s)
Meibom, A.  
Haack, H.
Harvey, R.P.
Date Issued

2001

Published in
Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Volume

36

Start page

807

End page

816

Subjects

Ice-Sheet

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Balance

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Ocean

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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OTHER

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LGB  
Available on Infoscience
May 15, 2012
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/80357
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