Tabular iceberg collisions within the coastal regime

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 185, 2008, Pages 371-386

  MacAyeal, Douglas R ^a   Okal, Marianne H ^a,d   Thom, Jonathan E ^b   Brunt, Kelly M ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Bliss, Andrew K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLLISION; DRIFT (GLACIAL DEPOSIT); GPS; ICE BREAKUP; ICEBERG; ICEBERG CALVING; OPEN OCEAN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; ROSS ICE SHELF; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 46949085145     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308784886180     Document Type: Article

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