Pressure-dependent viscosity and interfacial instability in coupled ice-sediment flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 570, Issue , 2007, Pages 227-252

  Schoof, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CAVITATION; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; GLACIERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

ICE-SEDIMENT FLOW; INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY; SEDIMENT RHEOLOGY;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BUOYANCY; CAVITATION; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FLUID MECHANICS; GLACIERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

BUOYANCY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33845974915     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002874     Document Type: Article

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