Existence of weak solutions to a system of nonlinear partial differential equations modelling ice streams

Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 267-287

  Diaz J I ^a   Munoz A I ^b   Schiavi, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Free boundaries; Ice sheet models; Nonlinear partial differential equations system of mixed type

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ICE; ITERATIVE METHODS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FREE BOUNDARIES; ICE SHEET MODELS; ITERATIVE DECOUPLING; MULTIVALUED TERMS;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 33750070032     PISSN: 14681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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