Basal mechanics of Ice Stream B, West Antarctica 2. Undrained plastic bed model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B1, 2000, Pages 483-494

  Tulaczyk, Slawek ^a,b   Kamb, W Barclay ^a   Engelhardt, Hermann F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIOLOGY; ICE SHEET;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034627626     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900328     Document Type: Article

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