The Creep of Ice Shelves: Interpretation of Observed Behaviour
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- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 12 (64), 55-70
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002214300002270x
Abstract
Available measurements of creep rates and dimensions of ice shelves are used, in conjunction with equations derived in a companion paper (Thomas, 1973), to evaluate the flow law parametersBandnfor stresses down to 104N m−2. The results show good agreement with laboratory work at higher stresses. Adoption of these values ofBandnenables us to examine the restraining effects on an ice shelf of obstructions such as areas of grounding.Keywords
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