Glacial quarrying: A simple theoretical model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 22, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Hallet, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL QUARRYING; ICE/ROCK INTERFACE; SLIDING VELOCITY;

EID: 0030434493     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1996aog22-1-1-8     Document Type: Article

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