Marine ice-sheet dynamics. Part 1. The case of rapid sliding

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 573, Issue , 2007, Pages 27-55

  Schoof, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOTATION; SEA LEVEL;

GROUNDING LINE; ICE-SHELF FLOW; RAPID SLIDING;

SEA ICE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOTATION; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL;

BEDROCK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; ICE FLOW; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; ICE THICKNESS; SEA ICE; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 33847281885     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006003570     Document Type: Article

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