Linear stability analysis of an ice sheet interacting with the ocean

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 189, 2009, Pages 13-20

  Wllchinsky, Alexander V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; EIGENVALUE; EQUILIBRIUM; ICE SHEET; ICE THICKNESS; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL METHOD; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 67651162212     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309788608895     Document Type: Article

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