A model for spiral flows in basal ice and the formation of subglacial flutes based on a Reiner-Rivlin rheology for glacial ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Schoof, Christian G ^a   Clarke, Garry K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; ICE FLOW; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHEOLOGY; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; VISCOELASTIC FLUID;

EID: 55349116444     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB004957     Document Type: Article

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