Diverse calving patterns linked to glacier geometry

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 833-836

  Bassis, J N ^a   Jacobs, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; ICEBERG CALVING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84885008041     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1887     Document Type: Article

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