Evaluation of the criticality of cracks in ice shelves using finite element simulations

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 973-984

  Plate, C ^a   Muller R ^a   Humbert, A ^b   Gross, D ^c  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; ICE SHELF; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84881062283     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-973-2012     Document Type: Article

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