Tidal bending of glaciers: A linear viscoelastic approach

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2003, Pages 83-89

  Reeh, Niels ^a   Christensen, Erik Lintz ^a   Mayer, Christoph ^b   Olesen, Ole B ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING; FLOATING ICE; GLACIER; ICE MECHANICS; TIDAL CYCLE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; NIOGHALVFJERDSFJORDEN GLACIER;

EID: 1442265135     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781815663     Document Type: Article

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