Spontaneous generation of pure ice streams via flow instability: Role of longitudinal shear stresses and subglacial till

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Sayag, Roiy ^a   Tziperman, Eli ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW STABILITY; ICE FLOW; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; POWER LAW; SHEAR STRESS; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TILL;

EID: 55349144922     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005228     Document Type: Article

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