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Created page with "[https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/climate-change-2021-the-physical-science-basis/annex-vii-glossary/058768DADC00B52E2ED3381D0259B4E0 Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Scie..."

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[https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/climate-change-2021-the-physical-science-basis/annex-vii-glossary/058768DADC00B52E2ED3381D0259B4E0 Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis, Annex VII: Glossary], written by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press in 2023, defines basal lubrication as the: ‘Reduction of friction at the base of an ice sheet or glacier due to lubrication by meltwater. This can allow the glacier or ice sheet to slide over its base. Meltwater may be produced by pressure-induced melting, friction or geothermal heat, or surface melt may drain to the base through holes in the ice.’

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