Flotation and free surface flow in a model for subglacial drainage. Part 2. Channel flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 702, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-187

  Hewitt, I J ^a   Schoof, C ^a   Werder, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

hydrology; ice sheets; variational methods

Indexed keywords

FLOTATION; HYDROLOGY; ICE; WATER SUPPLY;

FLOW IN A NETWORKS; FREE-SURFACE FLOW; HIGH WATER PRESSURE; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ONEDIMENSIONAL FLOW; OVERBURDEN PRESSURES; VARIATIONAL METHODS;

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; DISSIPATION; DRAINAGE WATER; FLOW MODELING; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE SHEET; MELTING; OVERBURDEN; PRESSURE EFFECT; WATER EXCHANGE;

EID: 84864555556     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.166     Document Type: Article

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