Studying the effects of strain heating on glacial flow within outlet glaciers from the Heimefrontfjella Range, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2003, Pages 134-142

  Pohjola, Veijo A ^a   Hedfors, Jim ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIER FLOW; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRAIN RATE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 1442311741     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756403781815843     Document Type: Article

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