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Iceberg Scouring

Iceberg Scouring is a geomorphological process in glacial marine geology whereby the keel of a drifting iceberg erodes the seafloor through direct mechanical contact, leaving linear to curvilinear furrows or grooves in soft sediments.

108

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7.1K

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281

Authors

137

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2017–2026

9

Variants

Iceberg Scour

Parents

Publications

108

Evidence for massive discharges of icebergs into the North Atlantic ocean during the last glacial period

Gérard C. Bond, Hartmut Heinrich, Wallace S. Broecker et al. · Nature · 1992 · 1.6K citations

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Scale-dependent impact on diversity of Antarctic benthos caused by grounding of icebergs

Julian Gutt, Dieter Piepenburg · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 2003 · 202 citations · Full text

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Keel depths of modern Antarctic icebergs and implications for sea-floor scouring in the geological record

Julian A. Dowdeswell, Jonathan Bamber · Marine Geology · 2007 · 172 citations

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Effects of regional fast-ice and iceberg distributions on the behaviour of the Mertz Glacier polynya, East Antarctica

Robert A. Massom, Katrina Hill, Victoria I. Lytle et al. · Annals of Glaciology · 2001 · 168 citations · Full text

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Community recovery following catastrophic iceberg impacts in a soft-sediment shallow-water site at Signy Island, Antarctica

LS Peck, Simon Brockington, S. Vanhove et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1999 · 168 citations · Full text

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Authors

281

  1. JA
    Julian A. Dowdeswell

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  2. DK
    David K. A. Barnes

    British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 442 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. CW
    C. Woodworth-Lynas

    Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

    6 publications · 328 citations

    6

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  4. JG
    Julian Gutt

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    5 publications · 578 citations

    5

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  5. JV
    J V Barrie

    Geological Survey of Canada, Canada

    4 publications · 188 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 281

Institutions

137

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    2.1K citations

  3. British Antarctic Survey

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Memorial University of Newfoundland

    St. John's, Canada

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    677 citations

  5. Natural Environment Research Council

    Swindon, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Geological Survey of Norway

    Trondheim, Norway

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    251 citations

  7. Norwegian Polar Institute

    Tromsø, Norway

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    326 citations

  8. Geological Survey of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    756 citations

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Venues

  1. Marine Geology

    14 publications · 729 citations

    13

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  2. Polar Biology

    5 publications · 233 citations

    5

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  3. Boreas

    4 publications · 209 citations

    4

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  4. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 4 publications · 577 citations

    4

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  5. Polar Research

    4 publications · 198 citations

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