A laboratory study of particle ploughing and pore-pressure feedback: A velocity-weakening mechanism for soft glacier beds

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 184, 2008, Pages 169-181

  Thomason, Jason F ^a,b   Iverson, Neal R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; GLACIER; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LABORATORY METHOD; PLOWING; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMICITY;

EID: 41949121832     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308784409008     Document Type: Article

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