The flexural dynamics of melting ice shelves

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 63, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Macayeal, Douglas R ^a   Sergienko, Olga V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREVASSE; DOLINE; FLEXURE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE BREAKUP; ICE SHELF; MELTING;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84881621820     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013AoG63A256     Document Type: Article

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