Closure of an Artificial Ice Cave at the Svartisen Subglacial Laboratory - Engabreen, Northern Norway from side sll Watch Video
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Description: Date: 2013.04.20 - 2013.04.21nTime: from 20:41 to 05:26nnThis video was created from time lapse pictures taken at one minute interval in an ice cave, melted during fieldwork at the Svartisen subglacial laboratory. The camera was placed on the bedrock below 200 metres of ice. The video shows the cavity closing due to the pressure created by the overlying glacier. nThe closure is slower as the ice has to flow in a protected cavity (vertical), which is not following the prevailing flow direct