Assertion: glacier's water | /r/CapableOf | reach glacial bed
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text: The first of which is caused by surface melt water reaching the glacial bed causing basal lubrication therefore reducing the frictional forces at the bed and thus increasing ice flow (Bell 2008).
text: This mechanism has been observed in Greenland as being caused by increased surface melt water reaching the glacier's bed resulting in accelerated ice flow (Bell 2008).