Flow dynamics of tidewater glaciers: A numerical modelling approach

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 47, Issue 159, 2001, Pages 595-606

  Vieli, Andreas ^a   Funk, Martin ^a   Blatter, Heinz ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

EID: 0035739407     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756501781831747     Document Type: Article

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