A simple model for the influence of push-morainal banks on the calving and stability of glacial tidewater termini

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 44, Issue 146, 1998, Pages 31-41

  Fischer, Mark P ^a   Powell, Ross D ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALVING; PUSH MORAINE; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

EID: 0031735889     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002214300000232X     Document Type: Article

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