Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of polythermal glaciers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Aschwanden, A ^a   Blatter, H ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; ENTHALPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STORGLACIAREN; SWEDEN;

EID: 70349487066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JF001028     Document Type: Article

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