A new fully three-dimensional numerical model for ice dynamics

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 178, 2006, Pages 365-376

  Deponti, Alberto ^a   Pennati, Vincenzo ^a   de Biase, Lucia ^a   Maggi, Valter ^a   Berta, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; EQUATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOKES FORMULA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33845800955     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756506781828629     Document Type: Article

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