Exploring glacier dynamics with subglacial water pressure pulses: Evidence for self-organized criticality?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kavanaugh, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE MECHANICS; PRESSURE EFFECT; RHEOLOGY; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; TRAPRIDGE GLACIER; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 70349512828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JF001036     Document Type: Article

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