Crevasses on glaciers

Polar Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-245

  van der Veen, C J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; ORIENTATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033283149     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889379909377677     Document Type: Article

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