Fracture of the winter sea ice cover on the Arctic ocean

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 753-767

  Schulson, Erland M ^a   Hibler III, William D ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coulombic shear faults; Crack extension; Creep relaxation; Winter sea ice cover

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744364889     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2004.06.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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