Testing the effect of water in crevasses on a physically based calving model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 90-96

  Cook, S ^a   Zwinger, T ^b   Rutt, I C ^a   O'Neel, S ^c   Murray, T ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IT Center for Science   (Finland)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREVASSE; GLACIER RETREAT; GLACIOLOGY; ICE RETREAT; ICEBERG CALVING; MELTWATER; MODELING; WATER DEPTH;

ALASKA; COLUMBIA GLACIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870948633     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012AoG60A107     Document Type: Article

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