Calving icebergs may cause glacial earthquakes in Greenland

Recent local measurements and numerical simulations constrain the possible mechanisms for glacial dynamics that occur on the time scale of minutes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Physics Today
Main Author: Wilson, Mark
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 2008
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2982109
https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/61/9/17/9879416/17_1_online.pdf
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Summary:Recent local measurements and numerical simulations constrain the possible mechanisms for glacial dynamics that occur on the time scale of minutes.