Iceberg-capsize tsunamigenesis

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 51-56

  Macayeal, Douglas R ^a   Abbot, Dorian S ^a   Sergienko, Olga V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FJORD; GLACIER; GRAVITY WAVE; ICE CAP; ICE SHELF; ICE THICKNESS; ICEBERG CALVING; SURFACE WAVE; TSUNAMI; WARMING;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79953762463     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756411797252103     Document Type: Article

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