Steady-state flow of solid CO2: Preliminary results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3493-3496

  Durham, William B ^a   Kirby, Stephen H ^b   Stem, Laura A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORMATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY;

RESIDUAL ICE CAPS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ICE CAP; MARS; POLAR REGION;

EID: 0033501850     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL008373     Document Type: Article

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