The effects of entrained debris on the basal sliding stability of a glacier

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 656-666

  Zoet, L K ^a,b   Carpenter, B ^c   Scuderi, M ^a   Alley, R B ^a   Anandakrishnan, S ^a   Marone, C ^a   Jackson, M ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

glacial dynamics; glacial erosion; glacial seismology; glacial sliding; glacier; rate and state friction

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; BEDROCK; DEBRIS FLOW; FRICTION; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; MELT; SEISMOLOGY; STICK-SLIP; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

EID: 84880650735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrf.20052     Document Type: Article

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