The role of lateral and vertical shear in tributary flow toward a West Antarctic ice stream

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2003, Pages 244-250

  Hulbe, Christina L ^a   Wang, Weili ^b   Joughin, Ian R ^c   Siegert, Martin J ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GLACIER FLOW; ICE STREAM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRESS;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0042521284     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781816194     Document Type: Article

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