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Large latitudinal range provides for a large range
of precipitation
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and glacier thermal regimes over relatively
homogeneous
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lithologies and tectonic settings
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Prior studies of the region have noted a significant
decrease in
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glaciomarine sediment accumulation in the fjords
along a
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southward transect but they have not assessed
sediment yields or
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erosion rates, and
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Fjords constitute accessible and nearly perfect
natural sediment
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traps that can be readily surveyed by research
vessel, the
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Nathaniel Palmer.
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