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New data on the Ross Ice Shelf provide an insight into the importance of the momentum with which an ice stream enters the shelf for the overall velocity field.
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Robin, G. Ice shelves and ice flow. Nature 253, 168–172 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253168a0
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