Dynamics and mass balance of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica: 2. Force balance and longitudinal coupling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Kavanaugh, J L ^a   Cuffey, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMPLITUDE; BASAL TEMPERATURE; COUPLING; DEFORMATION; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE MECHANICS; ICE THICKNESS; PERTURBATION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TAYLOR GLACIER;

EID: 77954336885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001329     Document Type: Article

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