Finite-element modeling of subglacial cavities and related friction law

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Gagliardini, O ^a   Cohen, D ^b   Raback P ^c   Zwinger, T ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IT Center for Science   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CAVITATION; DRAG; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOLOGY; ICE; RHEOLOGY; SLIDING; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

EID: 34548303961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000576     Document Type: Article

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