Flotation and free surface flow in a model for subglacial drainage. Part 1. Distributed drainage

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 702, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-156

  Schoof, Christian ^a   Hewitt, Ian J ^a   Werder, Mauro A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

hydraulic control; ice sheets; porous media

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLOTATION; ICE CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; SQUEEZE FILMS; WATER LEVELS;

ELLIPTIC OBSTACLE PROBLEM; FREE-BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; HYDRAULIC CONTROL; HYDRAULIC POTENTIAL; ICE SHEET; POTENTIAL GRADIENTS; SPATIALLY-DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM; STEADY STATE SOLUTION;

ICE;

DRAINAGE; FREE SURFACE FLOW; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84864554711     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.165     Document Type: Article

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